A Marxist History of the World part 6: The First Ruling Class

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Date Written:  2010-07-15
Publisher:  Counterfire
Year Published:  2010
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX14311

This week Neil Faulkner looks at the rise of the first ruling classes as the surplus created through the increasing productivity of human labour allowed a section of society to live without producing.

Subject Headings

• Ancient Cultures & Civilizations
• Ancient Societies
• Class Conflict/Class Struggle
• Pre-history
• Ruling Class