Scott, James C.
Against the Grain
- ISBN 13:
- 9780300240214
- author:
- Scott, James C.
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Yale University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 336
- Dimensions:
- 20.83 x 13.97 x 2.29 centimetres
- Genre:
- History, World History, History,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Against the Grain: A Deep History of the Earliest States challenges the conventional narrative of how human societies transitioned from a nomadic, hunter-gatherer lifestyle to the development of settled agricultural communities.
Archaeological and historical evidence suggests that the process of domestication was more complex and nuanced than previously thought, with early states emerging from the accumulation of various forms of control over reproduction, including the domestication of fire, plants, livestock, and subjects of the state.
James C. Scott's exploration of the advantages of mobile subsistence, the impact of disease epidemics on early societies, and the role of millets and cereal grains in the development of early states provides a fresh perspective on the origins of civilization and the nature of early states.
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