graffic
27th January 2010, 09:31
Not because everybody is obsessed with money, but because economics effects political, cultural, military, environmental and even personal influences upon social change and social attitudes.
I'm referring to liberal alternatives such as the "great man theory" of historical change, which stresses instead that decisive impact of individual leaders such as Hitler, Gandhi and Christ plays an important role.
There is also, with regard to the British Empire, the "peripheral theory", and the "internationalist theory" which suggests the Empires existence had less to do with capitalism and more to do with other factors such as the competitiveness among nations and their colonies.
I can't believe how many "liberals" fall for this stuff. Although there are other factors to consider in an historical analysis, Marx was right emphasise economics above anything else
I'm referring to liberal alternatives such as the "great man theory" of historical change, which stresses instead that decisive impact of individual leaders such as Hitler, Gandhi and Christ plays an important role.
There is also, with regard to the British Empire, the "peripheral theory", and the "internationalist theory" which suggests the Empires existence had less to do with capitalism and more to do with other factors such as the competitiveness among nations and their colonies.
I can't believe how many "liberals" fall for this stuff. Although there are other factors to consider in an historical analysis, Marx was right emphasise economics above anything else