16%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Family and Civilization
Carle C. Zimmerman
€ 24.99
€ 21.04
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Family and Civilization
Paperback. Editor(s): Kurth, James. Num Pages: 425 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
Family and Civilization is the magnum opus of Carle Zimmerman, a distinguished sociologist who taught for many years at Harvard University. In this unjustly forgotten work Zimmerman demonstrates the close and causal connections between the rise and fall of different types of families and the rise and fall of civilizations, particularly ancient Greece and Rome, medieval and modern Europe, and the United States. Zimmerman traces the evolution of family structure from tribes and clans to extended and large nuclear families to the small nuclear families and broken families of today. And he shows the consequences of each structure for the ... Read more
Family and Civilization is the magnum opus of Carle Zimmerman, a distinguished sociologist who taught for many years at Harvard University. In this unjustly forgotten work Zimmerman demonstrates the close and causal connections between the rise and fall of different types of families and the rise and fall of civilizations, particularly ancient Greece and Rome, medieval and modern Europe, and the United States. Zimmerman traces the evolution of family structure from tribes and clans to extended and large nuclear families to the small nuclear families and broken families of today. And he shows the consequences of each structure for the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Intercollegiate Studies Institute
Condition
New
Number of Pages
425
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781933859378
SKU
V9781933859378
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Carle C. Zimmerman
Carle C. Zimmerman was an eminent professor of sociology at Harvard University and the founder of the subdiscipline of rural sociology. Among his many other books are The Changing Community and Marriage and the Family: A Text for Moderns.
Reviews for Family and Civilization