ABSTRACT

First published in 1920, this translation of Dr. Muller-Lyer’s famous book will appeal to all who are interested in labour problems at the time. It contains a series of studies of the different economic phenomena of the day, describing the gradual evolution of each from the earliest times, with an indication of the probable trend of future developments. The inter-connection of the different conditions so described is well illustrated, and each chapter ends with a brief summary of its subject matter. The accounts of the various stages of food production, of clothing, of housing and of the use of tools contain in a brief and readable form the results of the investigations of the past century.

part I|9 pages

Introduction to Sociology

chapter II|22 pages

Concerning the Origin of Culture

part II|1 pages

The History of the Evolution of Food, Implements, Clothes and Dwellings

chapter |1 pages

Classification of Material Phenomena

chapter I|29 pages

The History of the Evolution of Food

chapter II|35 pages

The Development of the Tool 1

chapter III|12 pages

History of the Evolution of Clothing

chapter IV|7 pages

The Evolution of the Dwelling Place

part III|1 pages

On the History of the Evolution of Labour

chapter |2 pages

Introduction

chapter IV|10 pages

Phaseology of Integration

chapter V|9 pages

A Further System of Stages

chapter VI|5 pages

The Economic Laws of Development

part IV|1 pages

The Causes of the Progress of Culture

chapter |6 pages

The Causes of the Progress of Culture

chapter I|37 pages

The Causes of Economic Development

chapter II|13 pages

The General Causes of Progress

(The Theory of Progress)

part V|1 pages

Summary of the Culture Stages

chapter I|13 pages

The Stages of Culture

chapter III|9 pages

On the Duration of the Culture Periods

part VI|1 pages

Culture and Happiness

chapter |16 pages

On the Meaning of Culture and on the Importance of the Idea of Progress

(Culture and Happiness)