Ancient society : or, Researches in the lines of human progress from savagery,…
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"Ancient Society: or, Researches in the lines of human progress from savagery" by Lewis H. Morgan is an anthropological work published in 1877. Building on his earlier kinship research, Morgan proposes that human societies progress through three universal stages: Savagery, Barbarism, and Civilization. He develops this theory by comparing what he calls "ethna"—inventions, discoveries, and institutions—across different cultures. His ideas profoundly influenced European thinkers including Marx and Engels, shaping debates about social
evolution and human development that continue to resonate in anthropology today. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Morgan, Lewis Henry, 1818-1881 |
|---|---|
| Title | Ancient society : or, Researches in the lines of human progress from savagery, through barbarism to civilization |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Society |
| Credits | E-text prepared by Julie Miller, Turgut Dincer, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (archive.org/details/americana) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 49.4 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | GN: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Anthropology |
| LoC Class | JC: Political science: Political theory |
| Subject | Sociology |
| Subject | Prehistoric peoples |
| Subject | Civilization |
| Subject | Social evolution |
| Subject | Social structure |
| Subject | Political anthropology |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 45950 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-45950-9 |
| Release Date | Jun 13, 2014 |
| Last Update | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 2091 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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