The Dawn of Everything
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What’s it about?
A radical rethinking of human history, shattering the myth that civilization inevitably leads to hierarchy and showing that our ancestors experimented with diverse forms of freedom and equality.
You’ll learn
- Hunter-gatherers were politically sophisticated
- Agriculture was a choice, not a destiny
- Inequality is not inevitable in large societies
- Freedom is an ancient human value