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    • Author/Creator:Morris, Ian, 1960-
    • Title:The measure of civilization [electronic resource] : how social development decides the fate of nations / Ian Morris.
    • ISBN:9780691155685 (cloth : alk. paper)
      9781400844760 (e-book)
    • Published/Created:Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2013.
    • Physical Description:xvi, 381 p. : ill.
    • Links:Online book
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    • Local Notes:Access is available to the Yale community.
    • Notes:Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
    • Access and use:Access restricted by licensing agreement.
    • Format:Book
    • BibliographyIncludes bibliographical references and index.
    • Contents:Introduction : quantifying social development -- Methods and assumptions -- Energy capture -- Social organization -- War-making capacity -- Information technology -- Discussion : the limits and potential of measuring development.
    • Subjects:Social structure.
      Social history.
      Economic history.
    • Also listed under:ebrary, Inc.