A People's History of the World: From the Stone Age to the New

A People's History of the World: From the Stone Age to the New Millennium

Chris Harman describes the shape and course of human history as a narrative of ordinary people forming and re-forming complex societies in pursuit of common human goals. Interacting with the forces of technological change as well as the impact of powerful individuals and revolutionary ideas, these societies have engendered events familiar to every schoolchildâ€”from the empires of antiquity to the world wars of the twentieth century.

In a bravura conclusion, Chris Harman exposes the reductive complacency of contemporary capitalism, and asks, in a world riven as never before by suffering and inequality, why we imagine that it canâ€”or shouldâ€”survive much longer. Ambitious, provocative and invigorating, A Peopleâ€™s History of the World delivers a vital corrective to traditional history, as well as a powerful sense of the deep currents of humanity which surge beneath the froth of government.
Country USA
Brand Verso
Manufacturer Verso
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781844672387
ReleaseDate 2008-04-17
UnitCount 1
UPCs 884805348082
EANs 9781844672387

A People's History of the World: From the Stone Age to the New Millennium