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Great introduction to the history of the world. Tries to fit most events into a Marxist context, explaining how the development of the "means of production" changed the course of the world at almost every juncture. A pretty good book to turn to if you are trying to place anchor some of these big ideas in actual history.

One of the strengths of the book is that while it is heavy on "dialectical materialism" the author readily points out when other, non-economic forces were also in play. He also is quick to describe the times in history when Marx's theories do not help to understand what happened.

Also, a pretty decent take on racism. He's not a Ted Allen, but takes the subject seriously.

The main contribution this book makes is a trouncing of the idea that class and inequality are natural and inevitable.