AMH 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Great Man Theory, Economic Determinism, Class Conflict
1 Mar 2020
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Parts of history with multiple povs: the titanic. Making things up (our leaders are great, gods wonderful, etc. ) Great man theory people stand around until some dude comes along and tells them what to do. Karl marx: all history is the history of class struggle; economic determinism. Heckin snakes????? these are all terrifying oh wow its suddenly cold and then. and then. u die. Let"s put guns on boats. it"s a good idea believe me we"re gonna steal land and kill people. also. Also. hors in eurasia vvv there"s the hors. Prevailing theory in history for the last 40-50 years. Rich/higher up/prominent people have more things written about them with more important stories to tell and things. wowee! money. But they"re not successful without workers and customers and all that jazz . People have a lot to say abt it; democracies.
