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.

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Main Authors: North, Douglass Cecil 1920-2015 (Author), Wallis, John Joseph 1952- (Author), Weingast, Barry R. 1952- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge [u.a.] Cambridge Univ. Press 2009
Edition:1. publ.
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:XVII, 308 S.
ISBN:9780521761734