The Ephemeral Civilization: Exploding the Myth of Social Evolution

by Graeme Snooks

Overview

The Ephemeral Civilization is an astonishing intellectual feat in which Graeme Snooks develops an original and ground-breaking analysis of changing sociopolitical forms over the past 3,000 years. Snooks challenges the prevailing theories of social evolutionism with an innovative approach which also looks ahead to the twenty-first century. The Ephemeral Civilization builds on the model of dynamic strategy outlined in the author's highly acclaimed companion volume, The Dynamic Society.
The Ephemeral Society is divided into three parts - theory, history and future.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415169950
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/23/1997
Pages:	600
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1400L (what's this?)

About the Author

Graeme Donald Snooks is the Coghlan Professor and Head of the Department of Economic History at the Institute of Advanced Studies, Australian National University. He has published widely on many central issues in economic history — including very long run growth, the family, human motivation, and a new role for history — and is editor of a number of prestigious book series.

Table of Contents

Preface 1 THE MYTH OF SOCIAL EVOLUTION Part I Theory Part IA: Strategic theory 2 A REALIST MODEL OF HUMAN BEHAVIOUR 3 A NEW MODEL OF INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE Part IB: Evolutionary theory 4 THE ETHEREAL WORLD OF INSTITUTIONALISM 5 THE ROBOTIC WORLD OF SOCIO BIOLOGY Part II History Part IIA: Conquest society 6 ROME: SANCTUARY OF THE WOLF 7 TENOCHTITLAN : CITADEL OF THE SUN Part IIB: Commerce society 8 GREECE: JEWEL OF THE AEGEAN 9 VENICE: APPARITION OF THE ADRIATIC Part IIC: Technological society 10 ENGLAND: ALBION AWAKENING 11 THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: PHOENIX RISING Part III Future 12 THE COMING CLASH OF THE MEGA-STATES: USA, EU, RUSSIA, CHINA 13 A GLOBAL-STATE?