Throwing the Dice of History with Marx: The Plurality of Historical Worlds from Epicurus to Modern Science - Couverture rigide

Bajema, Marcus

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 9004533559 ISBN 13 : 9789004533554

Editeur : Brill, 2023

Synopsis

By digging through the stratigraphy of the history of ideas we can find within and beyond Marxism an 'aleatory current' that values the role of chance in history. Using this perspective, the book builds a case for a historical materialism that is stripped of all teleology. Starting in the ancient Mediterranean with Epicurus, it traces the history of conceiving history as plural up to Marxism and modern science. It shows that concrete historical 'worlds' such as ancient Mesoamerica and Eurasia cannot be reduced to a single template. Affirming the potentiality of a future non-capitalist 'world', it invalidates any 'end of history' thesis.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Brill
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9004533559
• ISBN 13: 9789004533554
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 428
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible