{"product_id":"a-peoples-history-of-the-world-from-the-stone-age-to-the-new-millennium-paperback","title":"A People's History of the World: From the Stone Age to the New Millennium - 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\u003eChris Harman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBuilding on \u003ci\u003eA People's History of the United States\u003c\/i\u003e, this radical world history captures the broad sweep of human history from the perspective of struggling classes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn \"indispensable volume\" on class and capitalism throughout the ages--for readers reckoning with the history they were taught and history as it truly was (Howard Zinn)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the earliest human societies to the Holy Roman Empire, from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment, from the Industrial Revolution to the end of the twentieth century, Chris Harman provides a brilliant and comprehensive history of the human race. Eschewing the standard accounts of \"Great Men,\" of dates and kings, Harman offers a groundbreaking counter-history, a breathtaking sweep across the centuries in the tradition of \"history from below.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In a fiery narrative, he shows how ordinary men and women were involved in creating and changing society and how conflict between classes was often at the core of these developments. While many scholars see the victory of capitalism as now safely secured, Harman explains the rise and fall of societies and civilizations throughout the ages and demonstrates that history moves ever onward in every age. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA vital corrective to traditional history, \u003ci\u003eA People's History of the World\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for anyone interested in how society has changed and developed and the possibilities for further radical progress.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChris Harman\u003c\/b\u003e (1942-2009) was the editor of Socialist Worker and a leading member of the Socialist Workers Party in Britain. He wrote many articles, pamphlets and books including \u003ci\u003eClass Struggles in Eastern Europe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eExplaining the Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEconomics of the Madhouse\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHow Marxism Works\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Revolution: Germany 1918 to 1923\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 752\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.3 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 02, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978558210349,"sku":"9781786630810","price":22.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/SDZBU2h3M1ljQTFPL3JiRDJ5azUrQT09.webp?v=1775805804","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/a-peoples-history-of-the-world-from-the-stone-age-to-the-new-millennium-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}