In which John Green teaches you about capitalism and socialism in a way that is sure to please commenters from both sides of the debate. Learn how capitalism arose from the industrial revolution, and then gave rise to socialism. Learn...

In which John Green teaches you about capitalism and socialism in a way that is sure to please commenters from both sides of the debate. Learn how capitalism arose from the industrial revolution, and then gave rise to socialism. Learn...

Today we’ll continue to explore sociology’s founding theorists with a look at Karl Marx and his idea of historical materialism. We’ll discuss modes of production, their development, and how they fit into Marx’s overall theory of...

In today's What the Theory?, I take a look social class looking at both Karl Marx's theory of class as well as Pierre Bourdieu, cultural capital and more societally rooted approaches to class in the twenty-first...

Pupil outcome: I can explain how the different characters in 'Animal Farm' represent historical figures and ideas. Key learning points: - Animal Farm is an allegory for the Russian Revolution which Orwell uses to present his key messages...

Karl Marx is considered one of the most important philosophical scholars of all times. The changes the industrial revolution brought to society raised many social questions. In a world of growing capitalism, the German philosopher raised...

Florence Nightingale saw the catastrophic conditions of the Crimean War first hand. She worked day and night as a nurse to improve the hygienic situation of the wounded and became a legend. Her observations and actions lead to a...

The Industrial Revolution did not simply change the way we work and how it is organized, it also had a profound impact on the situation of workers in Europe. Catastrophic living conditions in the ever growing cities lead to protests and...

After the Industrial Revolution started in Great Britain, it soon arrived in continental Europe and in the US. Brett explains how the rest of the modern western world profited from new inventions like and innovations like the steam...

What were the major causes and effects of the Industrial Revolution? HipHughes dances his way through the Industrial Revolution world history style, laying down tracks anyone can sit their caboose down and ride the train of learning.

When the left rose up... and split into several sub-committees until one sub-committee became the biggest, most forceful one!

Today let's talk about Marxist historians. Edward Palmer Thompson makes perhaps the best introduction to the realm of Marxist history. His work on the English Labor Class, allows for a better understanding of the Marxist project, and how...