| Historians of western history point out that the past millennium can be broken into three distinct epochs, each based on the mode in which society organized itself. First, the Church served as the central organizing force in society.
Then, as principalities coalesced into nation-states, governments came to dominate – most transcending religions. Finally, with the the industrial revolution came the supremacy of the corporation – culminating into today’s transnational companies that, according to critics, know no national boundaries..............................................Full Article: Source
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