The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity by David Wengrow, David Graeber

The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity

David Wengrow, David Graeber

704 pages first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction history informative reflective medium-paced

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For generations, our remote ancestors have been cast as primitive and childlike - either free and equal, or thuggish and warlike. Civilization, we are told, could be achieved only by sacrificing those original freedoms or, alternatively, by taming...

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informative 97%
challenging 68%
reflective 56%
inspiring 39%
hopeful 30%
adventurous 7%
funny 7%
emotional 1%
mysterious 1%

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medium 39%
fast 1%

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