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How the World Works

by Paul Cockshott · 2019

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"Paul Cockshott, using the dual lenses of Marxist economics and technological advance, provides a critical perspective of human history, from pre-agricultural societies to the present. In "How the World Works," Cockshott connects scientific, economic, and societal strands to produce a detailed work of historical analysis"—

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economicseconomicsMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of this
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environmentenvironmentMore like thisLess of thiseconomicseconomicsMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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long · 440 pages

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