The Paths of History (Paperback)

Igor M. Diakonoff

ISBN 10: 0521643988 / ISBN 13: 9780521643986

Edité par Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1999

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Paperback. This is a broad and ambitious study of the entire history of humanity which takes as its point of departure Marx's theory of social evolution. However, Professor Diakonoff's theory of world history differs from Marx's in a number of ways. Firstly he has expanded Marx's five stages of development to eight. Secondly he denies that social evolution necessarily implies progress and shows how 'each progress is simultaneously a regress', and thirdly he demonstrates that the transition from one stage to another is not necessarily marked by social conflict and that sometimes this is achieved peacefully and gracefully. As the book moves through these various stages, the reader is drawn into a remarkable and thought-provoking study of the process of the history of the human race which focuses on the wide range of factors (economic, social, military-technological, and socio-pyschological) which have influenced our development from palaeolithic times to the present day. This study traces historical processes from palaeolithic times to the present day providing a comprehensive overview of the history of mankind and the laws governing it. Professor Diakonoff analyses all aspects of our development, examining social, political, economic, socio-psychological, technical and ethical factors. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Paths of History (Paperback)
• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
• Date de parution: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0521643988
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780521643986
• Reliure: Paperback
• État de l'article: new

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Synopsis

A history of mankind from palaeolithic times to the present day by a leading scholar of world history.

Présentation de l'éditeur

This is a broad and ambitious study of the entire history of humanity which takes as its point of departure Marx's theory of social evolution. However, Professor Diakonoff's theory of world history differs from Marx's in a number of ways. Firstly he has expanded Marx's five stages of development to eight. Secondly he denies that social evolution necessarily implies progress and shows how 'each progress is simultaneously a regress', and thirdly he demonstrates that the transition from one stage to another is not necessarily marked by social conflict and that sometimes this is achieved peacefully and gracefully. As the book moves through these various stages, the reader is drawn into a remarkable and thought-provoking study of the process of the history of the human race which focuses on the wide range of factors (economic, social, military-technological, and socio-pyschological) which have influenced our development from palaeolithic times to the present day.