Download or read book The Course of Human History: written by Johan Goudsblom and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-03-04 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text explores four major features of human society in their ecological and historical context: the origins of priests and organised religion; the rise of military men in an agrarian society; economic expansion and growth; and civilising and decivilising trends over time.