The Dawn of Everything
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The Dawn of Everything

by David Graeber

2021•Documentary•704 pages

Taste attributes: documentaryhistoricalpoliticalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearbig & variedsocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemshuman spirit/resilience/survival

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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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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryHistoricalPoliticalSocial commentarySolving the riddle/not as it seemsHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

Civilization, historyCivilizationPhilosophyHistoryHistory, ancientAnthropologyArchaeologyArchaeology / Anthropology

Details

Author
David Graeber
Published
2021
Pages
704
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