economic interpretation of history

: the theory that in the last analysis economic factors including especially the level of technology attained by a particular society and the economic relations into which men enter on the basis of that technology exert a decisive influence on the course of political, social, and intellectual evolution compare historical materialism

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“Economic interpretation of history.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/economic%20interpretation%20of%20history. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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