How the West Won (Inbunden)
avRodney Stark
ISBN: 9781610170857 - UTGIVEN: 2014-02Modernity developed only in the West--in Europe and North America. Nowhere else did science and democracy arise; nowhere else was slavery outlawed. Only Westerners invented chimneys, musical scores, telescopes, eyeglasses, pianos, electric lights, aspirin, and soap.
The question is, Why?
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The Rise of Christianity Through the Eyes of Gibbon, Harnack and Rodney Stark (häftad)
ISBN: 9789077922705 - UTGIVEN: 2010-12The rise of Christianity up to the victory of Constantine has often been studied and remains a puzzling phenomenon. In this valedictory lecture Jan N. Bremmer concentrates on the explanations adduced, focusing in particular on the works of three iconic figures from the last two hundred and fifty yea[...]
Sociology (Inbunden)
avStark, Rodney
ISBN: 9780495093442 - UTGIVEN: 2006-03-26SOCIOLOGY is truly a classic introductory text which introduces students to the methods and theories of sociology using Rodney Stark's hallmark "Over the Shoulder of a professional sociologist" approach, presenting sociology on a personal level. Stark describes what sociologists do and how they do i[...]
