Childe Prof Gordon (5 results)

Condition: Good. 1963. Revised edition. 191 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some moderate sunning and tanning. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with some small tears, chipping and creasing. Some tanning and foxing to all surfaces, particularly to spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1961, 4th edition. Very Good condition hardback book in Good dustjacket. Book has previous owner's name on FFEP, no other inscriptions or markings. Fold out map in rear pocket in excellent conditon DJ is not price-clipped (7s. 6d.), has general edgewear, a few chips and small tears around spine ends.

Hardback. Prof. V. Gordon Childe, C. A. Watts & Co. Ltd. Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA landmark work in anthropological and archaeological theory, Social Evolution presents V. Gordon Childe's rigorous argument that human societies progress through identifiable stages of development driven by technological and economic transformation. Drawing on his vast expertise in prehistoric archaeology, Childe illustrates how the mastery of food production, metallurgy, and urban organization catalyzed successive revolutions in social complexity - from Neolithic villages to the first literate civilizations. Written with scholarly precision yet accessible clarity, the work situates cultural change within a materialist framework, arguing that the forces of production fundamentally shape social structures across time and geography. Childe engages critically with earlier evolutionary thinkers, refining and challenging their models with concrete archaeological evidence drawn from the ancient Near East, Europe, and beyond. A foundational text for students of archaeology, anthropology, and social theory, Social Evolution remains an essential reference for understanding how human societies transform themselves through cumulative technological and organizational innovation. Hardback.

Condition: Fair. Envoi rapide Pages de garde blanche brunies couverture usagée. in-4. 1955. Relié. 315 pages. Fair.

hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. NOT an ex-library book. Clean copy in good condition. With Dust Cover (torn). Slight tear (0.5cm) at edge of page 133-34. Quick dispatch from UK seller.