History is a weapon. The powerful have their version of events, the people have another. And if we understand how the past was forged, we arm ourselves to change the future. This is a history of struggle, revolution and social change: of hominids, hunters and herders; of emperors and slaves; of patriarchs and women; of rich and poor; of dictators and revolutionaries. From the ancient empires of Persia and Rome to the Russian Revolution, the Vietnam War, and the 2008 Crash, this is a history of greed and violence, but also of solidarity and resistance. Many times in the past, a different society became an absolute necessity. Humans have always struggled to create a better life. This history proves that we, the many, have the power to change the world.
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A Radical History of the World
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Series Preface
- Introduction
- 1 Hunters and Farmers c. 7 million–3000 BP
- 2 The First Class Societies c. 3000–1000 BC
- 3 Ancient Empires c. 1000–30 BC
- 4 The End of Antiquity c. 30 BC–AD 650
- 5 The Medieval World c. AD 650–1500
- 6 European Feudalism c. AD 650–1500
- 7 The First Wave of Bourgeois Revolutions 1517–1660
- 8 Absolutist Europe and Capitalist Globalisation 1660–1775
- 9 The Second Wave of Bourgeois Revolutions 1775–1815
- 10 The Rise of Industrial Capitalism c. 1750–1850
- 11 The Age of Blood and Iron 1848–1873
- 12 Imperialism and War 1873–1918
- 13 The Revolutionary Wave 1917–1928
- 14 The Great Depression and the Rise of Fascism 1929–1939
- 15 World War and Cold War 1939–1967
- 16 The World on Fire 1968–1975
- 17 The New World Disorder 1975–2008
- 18 Capitalism’s Greatest Crisis? The Early Twenty-first Century
- Conclusion: Making the Future
- Timeline
- Sources
- Bibliographical Notes
- Select Bibliography
- Index
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