How society makes itself : the evolution of political and economic institutions /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Sherman, Howard J.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, [2006]
Subjects:	Social evolution. Social institutions > History. Social history. Economic history.
Online Access:	Table of contents

Table of Contents:

Prehistoric communal institutions in the Middle East
From communal equality to slavery in the Middle East
From slavery to feudalism in Western Europe
From feudalism to capitalism in Western Europe
From pre-capitalism to capitalism in the United States, 1776-1865
Slavery in the United States, 1776-1865
Rise of corporate capitalism in the United States, 1865-1900
Growth and depression in the United States, 1900-1940
Development of the United States under global capitalism, 1940-2004
Inequality in the United States under global capitalism
Economic instability and environment in the United States under global capitalism
Rise and fall of the Soviet Union
Beginnings of economic democracy
Lessons from the story of evolution.