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oapen-20.500.12657-260252021-11-10T08:11:07Z Work, Sex and Power Thompson, Willie History History World History Historical Materialism bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History::HBG General & world 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 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. 2019-01-18 23:55 2018-12-01 23:55:55 2020-03-17 03:00:34 2020-04-01T10:57:34Z 2020-04-01T10:57:34Z 2015-02-20 book 1004060 OCN: 1100490917 9781783712724;9781783712731 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/26025 eng application/pdf n/a 1004060.pdf Pluto Press 102191 e7b13f6b-a18c-4c0b-97b8-d1891104b9c4 b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9781783712724;9781783712731 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) 102191 KU Select 2018: HSS Backlist Books Knowledge Unlatched open access
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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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