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A Short History of Society: The Making of the Modern World
A Short History of Society The Making of the Modern World
Author: Mary Evans
"A brilliant inquiry into culture and society over some seven centuries, Mary Evans explores the origins and trajectories of modernity from the Reformation through the Enlightenment to the contemporary period. Her intellectual control of complex ideas and diverse forms of evidence is consistently impressive. Exploring various pessimistic, dys...  more »

Bryan Turner, National University of Singapore A Short History of Society is a concise account of the emergence of modern western society. It looks at how successive generations have understood and explained the world in which they lived, and examines significant events since the Enlightenment that have led to the development of society as we know it today. The book spans the period 1500 to the present day and discusses the social world in terms of both its politics and its culture. This book is ideal for undergraduate students in the social sciences who are perplexed by the myriad of events and theories with which their courses are concerned, and who need a historical perspective on the changes that shaped the contemporary world.
ISBN-13: 9780335220670
ISBN-10: 0335220673
Publication Date: 12/1/2006
Pages: 144
Edition: 1
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Publisher: Open University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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