Human Societies
From the moment we’re born, we are dependent on other humans for our survival, whether we choose to acknowledge so or not. Over the course of history, and our progression from hunter-gatherer tribes to modern states, these networks of dependence have only extended across the globe. In his seminal text Human Societies, Abram de Swaan combines anthropology, sociology and political science to trace the evolution, dilemmas and consequences of human social life to the globalised world of today.
Non-FictionPrint
Original title
De Mensenmaatschappij
Author
Abram de Swaan
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Martians could benefit greatly from this book.
NRC Handelsblad, 1996
This should be required reading at every secondary school.
NRC Handelsblad
Abram de Swaan
Abram de Swaan (b. 1942) was awarded the prestigious position of University Professor of Social Science at the University of Amsterdam in 2001, where he is now emeritus professor.