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WHAT IS POLITICS?

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Why Agriculture Didn't Lead to Hierarchy

The world of hunter gathers as it existed before the coming of agriculture was one of bold social experiments. Agriculture did not mean the inception of private property, nor did it mark an irreversible step towards inequality. And far from setting class differences in stone, a surprising number of the world's earliest cities were organized on robustly egalterian lines.

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