Origins of Inequality in Human Societies

by Bernd Baldus

Book Overview

Since the beginning of social life human societies have faced the problem how to distribute the results of collaborative activities among the participants. The solutions they found ranged from egalitarian to unequal but caused more dissension and conflict than just about any other social structure in human history. Social inequality also dominated the agenda of the new field of sociology in the 19th century. The theories developed during that time...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138671827
• ISBN13: 9781138671829
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.2"