Nolan, Patrick, 1947-

Human societies : an introduction to macrosociology / Patrick Nolan, Gerhard Lenski. - 10th ed. - Boulder, Colo. : Paradigm Publishers, c2006. - xiv, 416 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.

"Revised and updated"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

The human condition -- Human societies as sociocultural systems -- The evolution of human societies -- Types of human societies -- Hunting and gathering societies -- Horticultural societies -- Agrarian societies -- Some evolutionary bypaths and a brief review -- The industrial revolution -- Industrial societies : technologies and economies -- Industrial societies : ideologies and polities -- Industrial societies : social stratification -- Industrial societies : population, the family, and leisure -- Industrializing societies -- Major social experiments of twentieth century : testing the limits of the possible -- Retrospect and prospect.

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Macrosociology.
Social evolution.
Social systems--History.

HM 490 / .N65 2006

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