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The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity

The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity

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  • Create Date：2021-10-19 03:19:05
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：David Graeber
  • ISBN：B08TYBMHGV
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Reviews

Andy Jones ，

Graeber and Wengrow discuss how latest research and new evidence supports a reinterpretation of how human societies evolved and interacted。 Challenging the 'selfish humanity' that was first propounded by Thomas Hobbes in the 17th Century， the authors also reject Jean Jacques Rousseau's thinking around an idealised 'social contract' ， and propose a third alternative based on their research into the interactions between various Native American cultures and the European explorers/invaders。When face Graeber and Wengrow discuss how latest research and new evidence supports a reinterpretation of how human societies evolved and interacted。 Challenging the 'selfish humanity' that was first propounded by Thomas Hobbes in the 17th Century， the authors also reject Jean Jacques Rousseau's thinking around an idealised 'social contract' ， and propose a third alternative based on their research into the interactions between various Native American cultures and the European explorers/invaders。When faced with a tome that runs to over 700 pages， of which Notes and Bibliography comprise about 30%， even without an index， it's clear that this is a publication targeted at an academic audience; both the style and content make it fairly inaccessible to the lay reader， which is disappointing because contained within are some fascinating insights that extend our understanding of how civilisation has impacted human society and personal development that should be relevant to contemporary discourse around freedom of the individual and the responsibilities of good governments。 。。。more

Brandon Westlake ，

This unique book combines the skill of historical thinking and anthropology。 Definitely not what I thought I was going to read; it ended up being much more than that。 There are some echoes of the work of Diamond here， but on a different scale and perspective。 It is a great look at the long view of history and how we have come to understand ourselves。 The idea of inequality is at the heart of the book， and makes the case that our view of humanity is quite inaccurate。 There's a lot to work through This unique book combines the skill of historical thinking and anthropology。 Definitely not what I thought I was going to read; it ended up being much more than that。 There are some echoes of the work of Diamond here， but on a different scale and perspective。 It is a great look at the long view of history and how we have come to understand ourselves。 The idea of inequality is at the heart of the book， and makes the case that our view of humanity is quite inaccurate。 There's a lot to work through here， and there are instances where the writing can get a bit heady。 This is not a quick read; you'll want to take it in slow， savory doses。 。。。more