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The Dawn of Everything
A New History of Humanity
Book • 2021
This book offers a dramatically new understanding of human history, challenging fundamental assumptions about social evolution, the development of agriculture, cities, the state, democracy, and inequality.
Graeber and Wengrow argue that traditional theories of human history, such as those posited by Hobbes and Rousseau, are not supported by anthropological or archaeological evidence.
Instead, they show that humans have lived in large, complex, but decentralized societies for millennia, often without ruling elites or hierarchical systems.
The authors draw on extensive research in archaeology and anthropology to reveal a history that is more varied and hopeful than previously assumed, emphasizing human experimentation with different social arrangements and the potential for new forms of freedom and societal organization.
Graeber and Wengrow argue that traditional theories of human history, such as those posited by Hobbes and Rousseau, are not supported by anthropological or archaeological evidence.
Instead, they show that humans have lived in large, complex, but decentralized societies for millennia, often without ruling elites or hierarchical systems.
The authors draw on extensive research in archaeology and anthropology to reveal a history that is more varied and hopeful than previously assumed, emphasizing human experimentation with different social arrangements and the potential for new forms of freedom and societal organization.
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for its insights into human history and psychedelic use in different cultures.

Gül Dölen

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as a book offering a closer look at human prehistory and examples of more egalitarian living.


Rufus Griscom

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im Zusammenhang mit der Entstehung von Angst und hierarchischen Strukturen in der Gesellschaft.


Oliver Ruppel

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as a book that changes one's perspective on human history.


William Dalrymple

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49. The Dawn of Everything
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while discussing pre-Columbian societies in America and challenging traditional views of prehistory.

Anita Anand

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as something that will open up a whole new door on narratives and reciprocity.

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Ian Morris

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for its insights into ancient societies and their organization.

Beatrice Adler-Bolton

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as a number one bestseller that challenges conventional understandings of human history.


Rufus Griscom

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as another great book that makes a similar case to his book and Rutger Bregman's 'Humankind'.


Jamil Zaki

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for its insights into the development of cities.

Johanna Hoffman

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erwähnt im Zusammenhang mit einer neuen Sicht auf die Menschheitsgeschichte und die Überwindung von alten Narrativen.


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in a discussion about indigenous critiques of capitalism and money.

Zachary Marlow

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als eines der wichtigsten historischen Bücher der letzten Jahre.


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in relation to the myth of the noble savage.

Manda Scott

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as a book to read during a natural disaster.

Robert Evans

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when referencing 

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Bari Weiss


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