A Marxist History of the World: From Neanderthals to Neoliberals: From Neanderthals to Neoliberals (Counterfire)

Faulkner, Neil

ISBN 10: 0745332145 / ISBN 13: 9780745332147

Verlag: Pluto Press, 2013

In English. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ria9780745332147_new

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This magisterial analysis of human history - from 'Lucy', the first hominid, to the current Great Recession - combines the insights of earlier generations of Marxist historians with radical new ideas about the historical process. Reading history against the grain, Neil Faulkner reveals that what happened in the past was not predetermined. Choices were frequent and numerous. Different outcomes - liberation or barbarism - were often possible. Rejecting the top-down approach of conventional history, Faulkner contends that it is the mass action of ordinary people that drives great events. At the beginning of the 21st century - with economic disaster, war, climate catastrophe and deep class divisions - humans face perhaps the greatest crisis in the long history of our species. The lesson of A Marxist History of the World is that, since we created our past, we can also create a better future.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Neil Faulkner is a Research Fellow at the University of Bristol, co-director of several archaeological field-projects, and author of numerous books, including A Visitor’s Guide to the Ancient Olympics (2012) and Rome: Empire of the Eagles (2008). He is a leading member of Counterfire and publicity officer for the Coalition of Resistance.

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Titel: A Marxist History of the World: From ...
Verlag: Pluto Press
Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
Einband: Softcover
Zustand: New