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...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Pluto Press
2015.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009428792006719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction: The fabric of history
- Cosmos, creatures and consciousness
- Cooperation, stone, bone and dispersal
- Neolithic transformation and its consequences : settlement, wealth and social differentiation
- Gender differentiation, sex and kindred
- Status differentiation, hierarchy and hegemony
- Exploitation and violence
- Ethics, ambitions, crime and punishment
- Origins of belief in the supernatural and the first salvation religions
- Monotheism
- Imagined communities : signs and symbols, identities and nations
- A broad view : the rhythm of Empire
- Human reality in transformation : modern population, migration and labour
- Inhuman powers : capitalism, industry and their consequences
- No such thing as a free lunch : trade-offs, opportunity cost and the dynamic of unintended consequences
- Social critique
- Socialism : its promise and paradox
- Desperately seeking significance.
