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050 4 _aHX39.5 -- .T466 2015eb
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100 1 _aThompson, Willie.
245 1 0 _aWork, Sex and Power :
_bThe Forces That Shaped Our History.
250 _a1st ed.
264 1 _aLondon :
_bPluto Press,
_c2015.
264 4 _c©2015.
300 _a1 online resource (289 pages)
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
505 0 _aCover -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Historical Timeline -- Introduction: The Fabric of History -- 1. Cosmos, Creatures and Consciousness -- 2. Cooperation, Stone, Bone and Dispersal -- 3. The Neolithic Transformation and its Consequences: Settlement, Wealth and Social Differentiation -- 4. Gender Differentiation, Sex and Kindred -- 5. Status Differentiation, Hierarchy and Hegemony -- 6. Exploitation and Violence -- 7. Ethics, Ambitions, Crime and Punishment -- 8. The Origins of Belief in the Supernatural and the First Salvation Religions -- 9. Monotheism -- 10. Imagined Communities: Signs and Symbols, Identities and Nations -- 11. A Broad View - The Rhythm of Empire -- 12. Human Reality in Transformation: Modern Population, Migration and Labour -- 13. Inhuman Powers: Capitalism, Industry and their Consequences -- 14. No Such Thing as a Free Lunch: Trade-Offs, Opportunity Cost and the Dynamic of Unintended Consequences -- 15. Social Critique -- 16. Socialism: Its Promise and Paradox -- 17. Desperately Seeking Significance -- Notes -- Index.
520 _aAn all-encompassing look at three forces that shape human history, from the Stone Age to the present day.
588 _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aMarx, Karl, -- 1818-1883.
650 0 _aSocialism.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aThompson, Willie
_tWork, Sex and Power
_dLondon : Pluto Press,c2015
_z9780745333410
797 2 _aProQuest (Firm)
856 4 0 _uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3386796
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