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Beschreibung

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 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.

Über den Autor

Patricia Crone was Mellon Professor of Islamic History at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, USA.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

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

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781780747415
ISBN-10: 1780747411
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Crone, Patricia
Hersteller: Oneworld Publications
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 216 x 134 x 23 mm
Von/Mit: Patricia Crone
Erscheinungsdatum: 02.07.2015
Gewicht: 0,286 kg
Artikel-ID: 104945403

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