Marxist World History - Hardcover

In this magisterial work, which analyzes human history from the first known member of the hominids, "Lucy," to today's Great Recession, the insights of past generations of Marxist historians are brought together with radical new ideas about the historical process.

Reading history from a conventional perspective, Neil Faulkner reveals that what happened in the past was not predetermined. There have always been many options available to people. So much so that it was often possible for different outcomes such as liberation and barbarism to develop. Rejecting the top-down approach of traditional historiography, Faulkner argues that the main factor determining the direction of major events is the mass action of ordinary people.

At the beginning of the 21st century, which has witnessed economic devastation, war, climate disaster and deep class divisions, the human species is facing perhaps the greatest crisis in its long history. The most important lesson to be learned from Marxist World History is this: Since we are the ones who created our past, it is also in our hands to create a better future.

Prefaces on the Gezi rebellion written by the author for the Turkish edition...

(From the Promotional Bulletin)

Dough Type: 2nd Dough

Size: 16x24

First Print Year: 2014

Number of Printings: 3rd Edition

Language Turkish

Original Title: A Marxist History of the World From Neanderthals

Media Type: Hardcover