Work, sex and power : the forces that shaped our history /
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 ra...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autor principal: | |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
London :
Pluto Press,
2015.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | 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. |
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Notas: | Includes index. |
Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (289 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781783712724 1783712724 0745333419 9780745333410 0745333400 9780745333403 1783712740 9781783712748 1783712732 9781783712731 |