Violence and social orders : a conceptual framework for interpreting recorded human history

All societies must deal with the possibility of violence, and they do so in different ways. This study integrates the problem of violence into a larger social science and historical framework, showing how economic and political behavior are closely linked ...

Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: North, Douglass Cecil 1920-2015 (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Wallis, John Joseph 1952-, Weingast, Barry R. 1952-
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge [u.a.] : Cambridge Univ. Press, 2009
Ausgabe:1. publ.
Schlagworte:Geschichte Politik Gewalt Terrorismus Wirtschaftstheorie Soziale Werte Soziale Kontrolle Gesellschaftsordnung Violence State, The mehr... Social control Geschichtstheorie Gewalttätigkeit Staatslehre Staat Institutionenökonomie Politische Theorie Staatstheorie Staatsstruktur Sozialordnung Feudalismus Wirtschaftsentwicklung Systemtransformation Kapitalismus Gesellschaft
Umfang:XVII, 308 S.
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:All societies must deal with the possibility of violence, and they do so in different ways. This study integrates the problem of violence into a larger social science and historical framework, showing how economic and political behavior are closely linked ...
The conceptual framework -- The natural state -- The natural state applied : English land law -- Open access orders -- The transition from limited to open access orders : the doorstep conditions -- The transition proper -- A new research agenda for the social sciences
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. 273 - 294) and index
Beschreibung:XVII, 308 S.
ISBN:9780521761734
0521761735
9780511515293
0511515294