Human Societies: An Introduction to Macrosociology

By Patrick Nolan and Gerhard Lenski

Book Overview

"Human Societies" is written for today's students who are confronted by a rapidly changing world. It differs greatly from most texts for the introductory sociology course, being neither an eclectic, encyclopedia-like collection of materials nor a limited survey of contemporary American society. By introducing students to the broad range of human experience from the Stone Age to the present, it enables them to see their own world in a new light and a new perspective, and helps to prepare them for the many changes and challenges they will face in the years ahead. This classic text, currently in its 9th edition, is now available for the first time in an inexpensive paperback edition.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594510237
• ISBN13: 9781594510236
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 500 Pages
• Weight: 1.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.0" x 10.0"

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An update from one of the authors.

Although the basic structure and organization of the ninth edition of this text remain intact, no chapter is entirely unchanged in the present edition. While most of the changes to the first eight chapters are stylistic, a number of photos, figures, and tables have been added, dropped, or substantively changed throughout the text, and virtually all the data and long-term comparisons in the Chapters on industrial and indiustrializing societies (Chapters 9-16) have been updated or modified. Also, because of changes in formatting and organization, which helped to reduce the cost of this paperback edition to your students, the text is significantly shorter - it is now 429 pages, whereas the eighth edition was 479. These changes have altered the placement of figures, tables, and photos familiar to long-time users. There is also a new study guide, Studying Human Societies: A Primer and Guide, for this edition.Human societies has been used in over 100 of the best colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.