Preface and Introduction

Why Do We Need a “People’s History” for the Planet?

From: Humans

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In this introductory chapter, the author explains that most histories examine the course of events from the perspective of elites, whereas this book embraces the method of social historians and examines the historical record from the perspective of the 99%, which shows that through most of human history, societies were characterized by economic, social and gender equality.