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The parable of the tribes : the problem of power in social evolution /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schmookler, Andrew Bard
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©1995.
Edición:2nd ed.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Bk. I. The Parable of the Tribes. 1. The Parable of the Tribes. 2. Understanding Change. 3. The Common Sense: Selection by Human Choice. 4. The Rube Goldberg Problem: A Critique of the Commonsense Theory. 5. Toward A Bigger Vision. 6. The Way of Life. 7. The Emergence of Culture. 8. The Breakthrough to Civilization. 9. The Struggle for Power. 10. The Selection for Power: The Parable of the Tribes. 11. The Reign of Power. 12. Power versus Choice in Social Evolution. 13. A Tragic View of Human Destiny. 14. Hope. 2. The Theft of Human Choice. 1. Unfree Choices. 2. Two Great Waves of Change. 3. Heads I Win, Tails You Lose: The Non-Alternatives of the Parable of the Tribes. 4. Qualifications: Limits on the Transformative Effects of Conquest. 5. Choosing the Choosers: The Historymakers. 6. The Mother of Invention. 3. Shaped by Power. 1. Red Sky at Morning: The Dawn of Civilization and the Rise of Warfare. 2. The Evolution Toward Larger Societies.