11687. SOCIAL CHANGE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES. Describes and analyzes Cohn's account (Pursuit of the Millennium) of social change and its consequences during the pre-industrial period. The merits of Cohn's arguments are assessed based on the evidence presented by Hobsbawn (Primitive Rebels) and Thompson (Making of the English Working Class). 8 pages, 20 footnotes, 3 bibliographic sources.