Social Transformations: A General Theory of Historical Development - Softcover

Sanderson, Stephen K.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1557864047 ISBN 13: 9781557864048

Publisher: Blackwell Pub, 1995

Synopsis

Book by Sanderson, Stephen K.

About this title

About the Author:

Stephen K. Sanderson is professor of sociology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Review:

Among much interesting recent work in historical sociology there has been nothing more ambitious than this book by sociologist Stephen Sanderson. . . . Whatever the future of 'evolutionary materialism' may be, Sanderson has done much to justify the enterprise of historical sociology and his work can be recommended without reserve to both sociologists and historians. (History and Theory)

The book provides even-handed, comprehensible accounts of the questions under dispute and of the contributions made by various synthesizers to resolution of those questions. As a historiographic and synthetic complement to a conventional world history, Social Transformations would serve teachers quite well. (Canadian Journal of History)

With this book Stephen Sanderson has presented a profound, richly detailed, and erudite analysis of worldwide social evolution over the past 10,000 years. . . . This comprehensive, authoritative and readable volume is a major contribution to the theory of societal development. I would strongly recommend this book for advanced courses on social change, comparative social systems, and historical sociology. (Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology)

About this edition

• Publisher: Blackwell Pub
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 1557864047
• ISBN 13: 9781557864048
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 452