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Not sure who are the historians who are "vociferously insisting" that something is impossible any more than Graeber does.
by Aunche 4y ago
Not sure who are the historians who are "vociferously insisting" that something is impossible any more than Graeber does.
- moloch-hai 4y agoGraeber cites example after example, from throughout history and prehistory, of complex societies that displayed no evidence of permanent, pervasive hierarchical organization. It is very common for historians to insist none of that is possible, or just silently assume it without thought.