| Work, Sex, and Power: The Forces That Shaped Our History Contributor(s): Thompson, Willie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0745333419 ISBN-13: 9780745333410 Publisher: Pluto Press (UK) OUR PRICE: $113.85 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Communism, Post-communism & Socialism - History | World - General |
| Dewey: 335.4 |
| LCCN: 2015303419 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.20 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The forces that shape our history are always contentious, yet our fascination with what drives the actions of the human race is inexhaustible. In Guns, Germs, and Steel, Jared Diamond proposed one set of forces; Willie Thompson, in Work, Sex, and Power, suggests a far more radical and fundamental trio. Deploying decades of experience as a historian, Thompson re-establishes a materialist narrative of the entire span of human history, drawing on a vast range of contemporary research. Written in a clear and compelling style, this sweeping, ambitious history is accessible to audiences who are new to Marxism. Thompson discusses and explains the foundations of social structures and themes that have recurred throughout the phases of global history in the interaction between humans and their environment. From communities of Paleolithic hunter-gatherers to the machine-civilization of recent centuries, Thompson takes us on a journey through the latest thinking in regard to long-term historical development. |
Contributor Bio(s): Thompson, Willie: - Willie Thompson was, until his retirement, professor of contemporary history at Glasgow Caledonian University. His books include The Good Old Cause: British Communism 1920-1991, What Happened to History?, and Ideologies in the Age of Extremes: Liberalism, Conservatism, Communism, Fascism 1914-91. |