Principles and Forms of Sociocultural Organization : Historical Contexts of Interaction

Name: Principles and Forms of Sociocultural Organization : Historical Contexts of Interaction
Brand: Anthem Press

Anthem Press

Principles and Forms of Sociocultural OrganizationHistorical Contexts of Interaction\nAuthor(s): Dmitri M. Bondarenko, Gleb V. Aleksandrov\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Anthem Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Anthem Press\nISBN-13: 9781839995910, 978-1839995910\nSynopsis\nTo show the non-linear nature of social evolution, it is crucially important to discuss cases from different cultural areas and different historical periods, including our time, as well as different levels of overall sociocultural complexity. This anthology includes chapters that explore case studies covering a wide range of societies of the Old and the New World ranging from ancient to modern contexts. Respectively, the chapters are based on different kinds of sources archaeological, historical, anthropological (ethnographic), and sociological. This analysis of pre-modern and modern societies sheds valuable light on the variety of ways in which social institutions were developing through time and space and of how t.