Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures and Tables viii
4. Preface ix
5. Introduction xiii
6. 1. Preliminaries 1
7. 2. Energy Process 14
8. 3. Energy Dynamics 31
9. 4. Self-Organization 56
10. 5. Culture 76
11. 6. Domestication 102
12. 7. Natural Selection 120
13. 8. Boundary Dynamics 143
14. 9. Civilization 158
15. 10. Humanities 170
16. 11. Expansion In Social Hierarchy: A Model 177
17. 12. Energy and Industrialization 194
18. Postscript: Development and Contemporary Social Evolution 234
19. References 243
20. Index 281