
The Dawn of Everything
by David Graeber
Taste attributes: documentaryhistoricalpoliticalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearbig & variedsocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemshuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeRealistic and slow-burning: a heavy non-fiction book, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like patience over pace.
Pace: very slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.1 / 5
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About This Book
The renowned activist and public intellectual David Graeber teams up with the professor of comparative archaeology David Wengrow to deliver a trailblazing account of human history, challenging our most fundamental assumptions about social evolution—from the development of agriculture and cities to the emergence of "the state," political violence, and social inequality—and revealing new possibilities for human...
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- David Graeber
- Published
- 2021
- Pages
- 704
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