How society makes itself
Subtitle: the evolution of political and economic institutions
By: Howard J. Sherman.
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Armonk, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 236
Subjects: Social evolution.; Social institutions -- History.; Social history.; Economic history.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Prehistoric communal institutions in the Middle East; title: Communal equality to slavery in the Middle East; title: Slavery to feudalism in Europe; title: Feudalism to capitalism in Europe; title: Pre-capitalism to capitalism in the United States, 1776-1865; title: Slavery in the United States, 1776-1865; title: Rise of corporate capitalism in the United States, 1865-1900; title: Growth and depression in the United States, 1900-1940; title: United States development and global capitalism, 1940-2004; title: United States inequality under global capitalism, 1940-2004; title: United States instability and environment under global capitalism, 1940-2004; title: Rise and fall of Soviet institutions, 1917-1990; title: Rise of United States democratic institutions; title: Lessons from social evolution.