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PublisherOne World Publications

ISBN-101780747411

ISBN-139781780747415

eBay Product ID (ePID)208711314

Product Key Features

Number of Pages256 Pages

Publication NamePre-Industrial Societies : Anatomy of the Pre-Modern World

LanguageEnglish

SubjectEconomic History, Social History, World

Publication Year2015

TypeTextbook

AuthorPatricia Crone

Subject AreaBusiness & Economics, History

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight9.9 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal330.9

Table Of ContentPreface 1 Introduction: What is a Complex Society? Part I The Pre-Industrial Pattern 2 Socio-economic Organization 3 The State 4 Politics 5 Culture 6 Society and the Individual 7 Religion Part II The Departure from the Pattern 8 The Oddity of Europe 9 Modernity Further Reading Index

SynopsisEminent historian Patricia Crone defines the common features of a wide range of pre-industrial societies, from locations as seemingly disparate as the Mongol Empire and pre-Columbian America, to cultures as diverse as the Ming Dynasty and 17th-century France. This lucid exploration of the characteristics shared by these societies is an essential introductory text for all students of history, Eminent historian Patricia Crone defines the common features of a wide range of pre-industrial societies, from locations as seemingly disparate as the Mongol Empire and pre-Columbian America, to cultures as diverse as the Ming Dynasty and seventeenth-century France. In a lucid exploration of the characteristics shared by these societies, the author examines such key elements as economic organization, politics, culture, and the role of religion. An essential introductory text for all students of history, Pre-Industrial Societies provides readers with all the necessary tools for gaining a substantial understanding of life in pre-modern times. In addition, as a perceptive insight into a lost world, italso acts as a starting point for anyone interested in the present possibilities and future challenges faced by our own global society., Eminent historian Patricia Crone defines the common features of a wide range of pre-industrial societies, from locations as seemingly disparate as the Mongol Empire and pre-Columbian America to cultures as diverse as the Ming Dynasty and 17th-century France. This lucid exploration of the characteristics shared by these societies is an essential introductory text for all students of history.

LC Classification NumberHC21