Violence and social order: a conceptual framework for interpreting recorded human history / John C. North [et al.]

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North, John C

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Language: English Publication details: New York : Cambridge university press , 2022.Description: xxiii, 320 p. : 23 cmISBN:

9781107646995

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DDC classification:

306.301 NOR/V

Summary: "All societies nust deal with the possibility of violence, and they do so in different ways. This book integrates the problem of violence into a larger social science and historical framework, showing how economic and political behavior are closely linked. Most societies, which we call natural states, limit violence by political manipulation of the economy to create privileged interests. These privileges limit the use of violence by powerful individuals, but doing so hinders both economic and political development. In contrast, modern societies create open access to economic and political organizations, fostering political and economic competition. The book provides a framework for understanding the two types of social orders, why open access societies are both politically and economically more developed, and how some twenty-five countries have made the transition between the two types.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Technical Reference Book	Central Library, IIT Bhubaneswar	Central Library, IIT Bhubaneswar	SHSSM	306.301 NOR/V (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		10142

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"All societies nust deal with the possibility of violence, and they do so in different ways. This book integrates the problem of violence into a larger social science and historical framework, showing how economic and political behavior are closely linked. Most societies, which we call natural states, limit violence by political manipulation of the economy to create privileged interests. These privileges limit the use of violence by powerful individuals, but doing so hinders both economic and political development. In contrast, modern societies create open access to economic and political organizations, fostering political and economic competition. The book provides a framework for understanding the two types of social orders, why open access societies are both politically and economically more developed, and how some twenty-five countries have made the transition between the two types.

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