New post: "Against the Grain by James C Scott review – the beginning of elites, tax, slavery" https://t.co/lnrIWhiyOT Barry Cunliffe We used to think moving on from a hunter-gatherer lifestyle meant improvement. Not any more, argues this excellent study of the earliest states …

New post: "Against the Grain by James C Scott review – the beginning of elites, tax, slavery" https://t.co/lnrIWhiyOT Barry Cunliffe We used to think moving on from a hunter-gatherer lifestyle meant improvement. Not any more, argues this excellent study of the earliest states

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