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There is a great book which touches on this subject, Against the Grain: A Deep History of the Earliest States, by James C. Scott. It overturns many of the late
by samatman 6y ago
There is a great book which touches on this subject, Against the Grain: A Deep History of the Earliest States, by James C. Scott.
It overturns many of the latent assumptions about early history, particularly in Mesopotamia. It's well argued, I recommend it. I listened to the audiobook FYI.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Against_the_Grain:_A_Deep_History_of_the_Earliest_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Against_the_Grain:_A_Deep_Hist...
- lmohseni 6y agoThis book was particularly poignant to read during the early months of COVID, pandemics and viruses play an important role in his “Neolithic species resettlement camps”