Somewhat related: I got a completely new angle at the formative years of civic society from David Graeber's new (and last, sadly) book [1] "The Dawn of Everythi

Somewhat related: I got a completely new angle at the formative years of civic society from David Graeber's new (and last, sadly) book [1] "The Dawn of Everything". Surprisingly, there are also many enlightening bits and pieces in Hillary Mantel's collection of reviews for the LRB [2]. Plus her writing is among the most powerful I've ever read in English. [1] https://www.harvard.com/book/the_dawn_of_everything/ https://www.harvard.com/book/the_dawn_of_everything/ [2] https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/oct/17/mantel-pieces-by-hilary-mantel-review-witty-and-ferocious https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/oct/17/mantel-pieces-...