02281nam 2200589Ia 450 991045841070332120191030193358.01-281-12924-097866111292480-335-22972-7(CKB)1000000000402923(EBL)316273(OCoLC)290489576(SSID)ssj0000701886(PQKBManifestationID)12311817(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000701886(PQKBWorkID)10675738(PQKB)11385502(MiAaPQ)EBC316273(Au-PeEL)EBL316273(CaPaEBR)ebr10197057(CaONFJC)MIL112924(OCoLC)935264421(EXLCZ)99100000000040292320060530d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA short history of society[electronic resource] /Mary EvansMaidenhead Open University Press20061 online resource (146 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-335-22067-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Chapter 1 The Making of the Modern; Chapter 2 Reason, Revolution and Reaction; Chapter 3 The Technological Revolution; Chapter 4 Contested Modernity; Chapter 5 What Happened in History; Notes and References; Index; Back CoverPresents an account of the emergence of modern western society. This book 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. It discusses the social world in terms of both its politics and its culture.Social historySociologyElectronic books.Social history.Sociology.306.09Evans Mary1946-867210MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458410703321A short history of society2067235UNINA