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The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity

David Graeber and David Wengrow

1 person has this book on the record — 0 of 1 verdicts positive. The dissent stays on the page.

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Holden Karnofsky disliked it
All of the reviews - plus this Twitter thread by Brad DeLong - echoed the theme that the book is thinly cited and that many of its claims seem overstated or unsupported. That makes it a tough sell for me, as I’m not excited to read 500 pages of claims that aren’t particularly likely to hold up once I dig in and check them out.

on cold-takes.com · 20 Jan 2022 · Report

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