From the Stone Age to the Internet Age, this book tells the story
of human sociocultural evolution. It describes the conditions under
which hunter-gatherers, horticulturalists, agricultural states, and
industrial capitalist societies formed, flourished, and declined.
Drawing evidence from archaeology, ethnography, linguistics,
historical documents, statistics, and survey research, the authors
trace the growth of human societies and their complexity, and they
probe the conflicts in hierarchies both within and among societies.
They also explain the macro-micro links that connect cultural
evolution and history with the development of the individual self,
thinking processes, and perceptions. Key features of the text
Designed for undergraduate and graduate social science classes on
social change and globalization topics in sociology, world history,
cultural geography, anthropology, and international studies.
Describes the evolution of the modern capitalist world-system since
the fourteenth century BCE, with coverage of the rise and fall of
system leaders: the Dutch in the seventeenth century, the British
in the nineteenth century, and the United States in the twentieth
century. Provides a framework for analyzing patterns of social
change. Includes numerous tables, figures, and illustrations
throughout the text. Supplemented by framing part introductions,
suggested readings at the end of each chapter, an end of text
glossary, and a comprehensive bibliography. Offers a web-based
auxiliary chapter on Indigenous North American World-Systems and a
companion website with excel data sets and additional web links for
students.
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