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Throwing the Dice of History with Marx

The Plurality of Historical Worlds from Epicurus to Modern Science
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Throwing the Dice of History with Marx builds a case for a historical materialism that is stripped of all teleology. 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. 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.

Author Biography:

Marcus Bajema is an independent scholar residing in The Hague, The Netherlands. He is interested in Marxist theory and history as comparative social science, having earlier published a book comparing Maya and Mycenaean early civilisations.
Release date NZ
July 9th, 2024
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  • General (US: Trade)
Pages
428
ISBN-13
9798888902073
Product ID
38613237

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