what determines history? not great men not pivotal moments social class economic realities history...
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What determines history?Not great menNot pivotal momentsSocial classEconomic realitiesHISTORY FROM BELOW
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Marxist interpretations: TelelogicalEverything moves towards a certain end, a
final resultThe final result: a classless human society
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What is ‘Historical materialism’?• In order to understand human society and
historical development you have to study how humans produce and reproduce the material requirements of life
• To successfully produce these material requirements people have to enter into ‘production relations’ – the relationship between those who do the work and those who own the ‘means of production’
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The stages of historical materialismMarxists identified several historical stages
of this relationship:Tribal (primitive communism)Ancient (slaves and slave owners)Feudalism (serfs and landowners)Capitalism (owners and workers)
Society (politics, culture, laws etc) is shaped by these relationships
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How does society change?The dominant class is overthrown by a new
emerging class
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Why was this interpretation different?Introduced the idea of ‘coherence’ into
human historySuggests that historical change is as a result
of the struggle between different classesExamined ‘history from below’
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Criticisms