Social Evolution

By: Mark Pluciennik, Richard Hodges (Editor)

Write A Review

Paperback | 1 May 2011 | Edition Number 1

At a Glance

Paperback
144 Pages

Dimensions(cm)
20.96 x 12.7 x 1.27

Paperback

$52.99

or 4 interest-free payments of $13.25 with

Ships in 25 to 30 business days

The concept of social evolution in its modern form became widespread 250 years ago as part of the Enlightenment, and yet it still structures the thinking of academics, politicians and the public in a myriad ways. Hunter-gatherers become the repository of the natural or primitive; civilisation and 'our' history is deemed to begin with farming societies; and state societies are seen as the only gateway to social complexity. Through a historical and comparative review, this book challenges the idea that social evolution and the inevitability of progress is self-evident, and examines the connections of progressive social evolution with various ideologies and projects, from emancipation to racism, colonialism and imperialism and contemporary ideas of the new world order. Mark Pluciennik suggests that taking a critical stance allows other ways of thinking about and writing history to come into better focus, enabling us to ask different kinds of questions about the nature of change in human societies, and to treat social evolution in a more nuanced way.

Shipping

	Standard Shipping	Express Shipping
Metro postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Regional postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Rural postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95

Orders over $79.00 qualify for free shipping.

How to return your order

At Booktopia, we offer hassle-free returns in accordance with our returns policy. If you wish to return an item, please get in touch with Booktopia Customer Care.

Additional postage charges may be applicable.

Defective items

If there is a problem with any of the items received for your order then the Booktopia Customer Care team is ready to assist you.

For more info please visit our Help Centre.

You Can Find This Book In

Non-Fiction Sociology & Anthropology Sociology Archaeology History Specific Events & Topics in History Social & Cultural History Anthropology

The sources of social evolution	p. 19
Anthropology and archaeology	p. 39
The fall from grace	p. 61
Other traditions	p. 86
The frameworks of social evolution	p. 110
Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved.

Social Evolution

At a Glance

Paperback

Shipping

How to return your order

Defective items

You Can Find This Book In

More in Anthropology

Why the Dutch are Different

A Journey into the Hidden Heart of the Netherlands: From Amsterdam to Zwarte Piet, the acclaimed guide to travel in Holland

Death by Comfort

How modern life is killing us and what we can do about it

In the Shadow of Man

The Knowledge Gene

The incredible story of the supergene that gives us human creativity

Wonderstruck

How Wonder and Awe Shape the Way We Think

Great Australian Volunteer Surf Life Saving Stories

Great Australian Stories

21 Lessons for the 21st Century

'Truly mind-expanding... Ultra-topical' Guardian

The Dawn of Everything

A New History of Humanity

Sapiens

A Graphic History: Volume 1

Sapiens A Graphic History, Volume 2

The Pillars of Civilization

Bush Food

Aboriginal Food & Herbal Medicine

Hillbilly Elegy

The Internationally Bestselling Memoir from Trump's Future Vice-President of the United States

Sand Talk

How Indigenous thinking can save the world

A Brief History of the End of the F*cking World

The hilarious and fascinating new book from the international bestselling author of HUMANS

Nexus

A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI

Homo Deus

A Brief History of Tomorrow

Bullshit Jobs

A Theory

Factfulness

Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World - And Why Things Are Better Than You Think

Right Story, Wrong Story

Adventures in Indigenous Thinking

The Little Red Yellow Black Book 4ed

An introduction to Indigenous Australia

First Knowledges Ceremony

All Our Yesterdays for Today

Trauma Trails : Recreating Song Lines

Recreating Song Lines

Guns, Germs And Steel

The Fates of Human Societies

Angela's Ashes

This product is categorised by