About this Book

A tribute to the late history professor Jan Glete, this work focuses on the dynamic interaction of organizations, norm systems, and institutional changes that informed his work. The chapters span a period from the first cultures to present day and include European, Middle Eastern, Japanese, and South American history. Highlighting the need to organize historical knowledge through the critical use of theory, this intriguing record demonstrates how the organizational perspective can be just as fruitful in the study of medieval ironworks as in the analysis of modern marketing campaigns.