How the World Works

Cockshott, Paul

ISBN 10: 1583677771 / ISBN 13: 9781583677773

Published by Monthly Review Press, 2020

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: How the World Works
• Publisher: Monthly Review Press
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1583677771
• ISBN 13: 9781583677773
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

A sweeping history of the full range of human labor

Few authors are able to write cogently in both the scientific and the economic spheres. Even fewer possess the intellectual scope needed to address science and economics at a macro as well as a micro level. But Paul Cockshott, using the dual lenses of Marxist economics and technological advance, has managed to pull off a stunningly acute 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 sweeping and detailed work of historical analysis. This book will astound readers of all backgrounds and ages; it will also will engage scholars of history, science, and economics for years to come.

About the Author

Paul Cockshott is a computer engineer, working on computer design and teaching computer science at universities in Scotland. Named on fifty-two patents, his research covers robotics, computer parallelism, 3D TV, foundations of computability, and data compression. His books include Towards A New Socialism, Classical Econophysics and Computation and Its Limits.