Work, Sex and Power : The Forces that Shaped Our History
This is the history of the world, from the origins of the Cosmos to the present day, seen through three major narratives: work, sex and power - the forces that have done more than any other to shape the world as we see it now. It expertly explores the foundations of our developing society by showing...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Book Chapter |
| Published: |
Pluto Press
20150220
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Get Fullteks DOAB: description of the publication |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| LEADER | 01954naaaa2200253uu 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | doab_20_500_12854_39001 | ||
| 020 | |a 9781783712724;9781783712731 | ||
| 041 | 0 | |a English | |
| 042 | |a dc | ||
| 072 | 7 | |a HBG |2 bicssc | |
| 100 | 1 | |a Thompson, Willie |4 auth | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Work, Sex and Power : The Forces that Shaped Our History |
| 260 | |b Pluto Press |c 20150220 | ||
| 506 | 0 | |a Open Access |2 star |f Unrestricted online access | |
| 520 | |a This is the history of the world, from the origins of the Cosmos to the present day, seen through three major narratives: work, sex and power - the forces that have done more than any other to shape the world as we see it now. It expertly explores the foundations of our developing society by showing how these grand themes have recurred throughout the various phases of global history. From communities of Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers, through feudalism and onto the capitalistic machine-civilisation of recent centuries, Willie Thompson takes us on a journey that is fundamentally opposed to mainstream histories which concentrate on monarchs, politicians and military commanders. At the centre of this book lies the interaction between humans and their environment. By exploring history in this way, it reveals a simple yet powerful materialist understanding of how we got to where we are today, and opens a door to a different reading of our world. | ||
| 540 | |a Creative Commons |f https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode |2 cc |4 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode | ||
| 546 | |a English | ||
| 650 | 7 | |a General & world history |2 bicssc | |
| 653 | |a History | ||
| 653 | |a History | ||
| 653 | |a World History | ||
| 653 | |a Historical Materialism | ||
| 856 | 4 | 0 | |a www.oapen.org |u https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/26025/1/1004060.pdf |7 0 |z Get Fullteks |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | |a www.oapen.org |u https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/39001 |7 0 |z DOAB: description of the publication |