A People's History of the World

A People's History of the World
Author: Chris Harman
Publisher: Verso Books
Total Pages: 753
Release: 2017-05-02
Genre: History
ISBN: 1786630818

Building on A People’s History of the United States, this radical world history captures the broad sweep of human history from the perspective of struggling classes. An “indispensable volume” on class and capitalism throughout the ages—for readers reckoning with the history they were taught and history as it truly was (Howard Zinn) From the earliest human societies to the Holy Roman Empire, from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment, from the Industrial Revolution to the end of the twentieth century, Chris Harman provides a brilliant and comprehensive history of the human race. Eschewing the standard accounts of “Great Men,” of dates and kings, Harman offers a groundbreaking counter-history, a breathtaking sweep across the centuries in the tradition of “history from below.” In a fiery narrative, he shows how ordinary men and women were involved in creating and changing society and how conflict between classes was often at the core of these developments. While many scholars see the victory of capitalism as now safely secured, Harman explains the rise and fall of societies and civilizations throughout the ages and demonstrates that history moves ever onward in every age. A vital corrective to traditional history, A People's History of the World is essential reading for anyone interested in how society has changed and developed and the possibilities for further radical progress.

Aurangzeb

Aurangzeb
Author: Audrey Truschke
Publisher: Penguin Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018
Genre: Mogul Empire
ISBN: 9780143442714

Aurangzeb Alamgir (r. 1658-1707), the sixth Mughal emperor, is widely reviled in India today. ... While many continue to accept the storyline peddled by colonial-era thinkers--that Aurangzeb, a Muslim, was a Hindu-loathing bigot--there is an untold side to him as a man who strove to be a just, worthy Indian king.

The Rise of Fiscal States

The Rise of Fiscal States
Author: Bartolomé Yun-Casalilla
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 495
Release: 2012-05-24
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1107013518

Leading economic historians present a groundbreaking series of country case studies exploring the formation of fiscal states in Eurasia.

Land and Law in Mughal India

Land and Law in Mughal India
Author: Nandini Chatterjee
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 311
Release: 2020-04-16
Genre: History
ISBN: 1108486037

In this innovative, micro-historical approach to law, empire and society in India from the Mughal to the colonial period, Nandini Chatterjee explores the dramatic, multi-generational story of a family of Indian landlords negotiating the laws of three empires: Mughal, Maratha and British. This title is also available as Open Access.