Economic Organisations | Genius of the Modern World
From slavery to the industrial revolution, Marx and Engels realise that its economic organisations that drive the change in history.
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- Clip length: 1'54''
- Broadcast year: 2016
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- Politics
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- Provider: BBC
- Channel: BBC Four
- Programme: Genius of the Modern World
- Episode: Marx
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