How the World Works: The Story of Human Labor from Prehistory to the Modern Day

Cockshott, Paul

ISBN 10: 1583677771 / ISBN 13: 9781583677773

Verlag: Monthly Review Press, 2020

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ZBV.1583677771.LN

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A sweeping history of the full range of human labor

Few authors are able to write cogently in both the scientific and the economic spheres. Even fewer possess the intellectual scope needed to address science and economics at a macro as well as a micro level. But Paul Cockshott, using the dual lenses of Marxist economics and technological advance, has managed to pull off a stunningly acute critical perspective of human history, from pre-agricultural societies to the present. In How the World Works, Cockshott connects scientific, economic, and societal strands to produce a sweeping and detailed work of historical analysis. This book will astound readers of all backgrounds and ages; it will also will engage scholars of history, science, and economics for years to come.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Paul Cockshott is a computer engineer, working on computer design and teaching computer science at universities in Scotland. Named on fifty-two patents, his research covers robotics, computer parallelism, 3D TV, foundations of computability, and data compression. His books include Towards A New Socialism, Classical Econophysics and Computation and Its Limits.

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Titel: How the World Works: The Story of Human ...
Verlag: Monthly Review Press
Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
Einband: Softcover
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