Beginning with the advent of writing and ending with the twin pillars of the modern world - the invention of the steam engine and the founding of the modern state - this work examines the physical, intellectual and social institutions of the Western world. Through examination of this societal evolution, answers are sought to the many questions surrounding Western society in an analysis that combines history, sociology, philosophy and scientific observation.
- ISBN10 0155001159
- ISBN13 9780155001152
- Publish Date 15 July 1997
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 13 April 2012
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Cengage Learning, Inc
- Imprint Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 344
- Language English