Work, Sex, and Power
The Forces that Shaped Our History
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Author
Publication
2015-04-15 - Pluto Press
Word Count
80,000 words, Guess
Page Count
320 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveworksexpowerforc0000thom
- ISBN-100745333400
- ISBN-139780745333403
- OCLC Control Number905914196
- OCLC Control Number892455161
and 2 more
- Better World Books9780745333403
- Open LibraryOL27511617M
Classifications
- LCCHX39.5 .T466 2015eb
- LCCHX73
- LCCCB69 .T56 2015
Description
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.
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