Labor, Nature and the Evolution of Humanity

The Long View of History

Frederick Engels, Karl Marx, George Novack

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Pathfinder Press
20 January 2022

History of the Americas; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Society & culture: general; Politics & government; Marxism & Communism; Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies

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Because without understanding how human society, since our remotest ancestors, has been created through social labor, working people remain prisoners of the capitalist epoch in which we live.Without knowing how our labor transforms nature, how it's the motor force along humanity's ongoing road, we can't see beyond the class exploitation that warps every aspect of our social relations, ideas, and values.The dictatorship of capital hasn't always existed. It's a few hundred years old. Like slavery and serfdom before it, capitalist rule had a beginning. . . and will have an end.Only the revolutionary conquest of state power by the working class, conscious of our class position and conditions of emancipation, can open the door to a future. One based not on dog-eat-dog capitalist exploitation, degradation of nature, subjugation of women, racism, and war.A world built on human solidarity. A socialist world.That's what a long view of history helps us understand.

By: Frederick Engels, Karl Marx, George Novack
Imprint: Pathfinder Press
Country of Publication: United States
ISBN: 9781604881202
ISBN 10: 1604881208
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 20 January 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active