Crone P. Pre-Industrial Societies: Anatomy of the Pre-Modern World

Oneworld Publications, 2014. — 350 p.Eminent historian Patricia Crone defines the common features of a wide range of pre-industrial societies, from locations as seemingly disparate as the Mongol Empire and pre-Columbian America to cultures as diverse as the Ming Dynasty and 17th-century France. This lucid exploration of the characteristics shared by these societies is an essential introductory text for all students of history.