{"product_id":"preindustrial-societies-9780631156628","title":"PreIndustrial Societies","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne would not normally expect students of biology to dissect frogs without prior knowledge of frog anatomy; yet students of history are regularly expected to analyse pre-modern institutions and events without any prior knowledge whatsoever of the general anatomy of pre-industrial societies. Gifted students will often acquire considerable knowledge of their particular areas - own individual frogs, so to speak - but the extent to which these conform to or depart from a common pattern remains unknown to them, a fact which seriously limits their capacity for interpretation.  \u003cp\u003eWhat goes for students goes for non-academic readers too. They have at their disposal a mountain of historical works written at every conceivable level of popularization and specialization. But most of these works are devoted to specific historical phenomena, or at most to a comparison between two or three; and those which attempt more general surveys tend to be either inordinately long or else inordinately abstract\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey to Principle Abbreviations.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDictionary Entries: 'tauschen-Trommel'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey to Principle Abbreviations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403387150679,"sku":"9780631156628","price":37.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780631156628.jpg?v=1730483312","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/preindustrial-societies-9780631156628","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}