A Marxist History of the World: From Neanderthals to Neoliberals: From Neanderthals to Neoliberals

This magisterial analysis of human history - from 'Lucy', the first hominid, to the current global depression - combines the insights of earlier generations of Marxist historians with radical new ideas about the historical process. Reading history against the grain, Neil Faulkner reveals that what happened in the past was not predetermined. Choices were numerous different outcomes - liberation or barbarism - were often possible. Rejecting the top-down approach of conventional history, Faulk...