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It is a really depressing reality that we have carved out. It isn't even clear to me at all what we've gained through this destruction. It also isn't clear if t
by bmitc 4y ago
It is a really depressing reality that we have carved out. It isn't even clear to me at all what we've gained through this destruction. It also isn't clear if the Green Revolution was a net long-term benefit.
You might be interested in the book Against the Grain: A Deep History of the Earliest States by James C. Scott. I have it sitting on my desk and have watched some talks by the author, but I haven't gotten to the book yet.
- RhysU 4y agoThat is an excellent book.
- toomuchtodo 4y agoWould you happen to have any links to the talks you mentioned?
- bmitc 4y agoHere's two I recently watched. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QO__r8Q0bmU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QO__r8Q0bmU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVwrUsib4vU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVwrUsib4vU They are a bit dry, as he is an academic through and through, but he is an academic that has spent a large amount of time in the field.
- toomuchtodo 4y agoThank you!