Traditionally, historical truth has been established at the expense of the popular classes, when it is the people who always carry the weight of history, from the great empires of antiquity to a devastating and unfortunate twentieth century. This brilliant and original work describes, however, the course of the history of mankind as a narration starring the common people, those anonymous beings who, in their daily lives and with their daily struggle, forge the destiny of entire civilizations

Ambitious, provocative and stimulating, The other history of the world applies a severe corrective to the historical account to use and provides a thorough knowledge of the vigorous currents that circulate under the official versions imposed by power.

«Many people ask me if there is a book that supposes for world history what my book The other history of the United States supposes for this country. I always answer that I only know one book that fulfills this extraordinarily difficult task: The other story of the world, by Chris Harman. »

Howard Zinn

"The left has few stories that manage to convey, as this book does, human history in its great diversity."

Robin Blackburn