Human societies : an introduction to macrosociology / Patrick Nolan, Gerhard Lenski.
| Author/creator | Nolan, Patrick, 1947- |
| Other author | Lenski, Gerhard, 1924-2015. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 10th ed. |
| Publication Info | Boulder, Colo. : Paradigm Publishers, ©2006. |
| Description | xiv, 416 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Contents | 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. |
| General note | "Revised and updated"--Cover. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| Genre/form | Einf rung. |
| LCCN | 2005021862 |
| ISBN | 1594511438 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 9781594511431 (paperback) |