{"product_id":"a-marxist-history-of-the-world-from-neanderthals-to-neoliberals-from-neanderthals-to-neoliberals-paperback","title":"A Marxist History of the World: From Neanderthals to Neoliberals: From Neanderthals to Neoliberals - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNeil Faulkner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis magisterial analysis of human history - from 'Lucy', the first hominid, to the current Great Recession - combines the insights of earlier generations of Marxist historians with radical new ideas about the historical process. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Reading history against the grain, Neil Faulkner reveals that what happened in the past was not predetermined. Choices were frequent and numerous. Different outcomes - liberation or barbarism - were often possible. Rejecting the top-down approach of conventional history, Faulkner contends that it is the mass action of ordinary people that drives great events. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At the beginning of the 21st century - with economic disaster, war, climate catastrophe and deep class divisions - humans face perhaps the greatest crisis in the long history of our species. The lesson of A Marxist History of the World is that, if we created our past, we can also create a better future.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeil Faulkner was a historian and archaeologist. He is the author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eA Radical History of the World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA People's History of the Russian Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLawrence of Arabia's War\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.8 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 11, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53054568628448,"sku":"9780745332147","price":57.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/Xpe2Kgl4n9780745332147.webp?v=1781298740","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/a-marxist-history-of-the-world-from-neanderthals-to-neoliberals-from-neanderthals-to-neoliberals-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}