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4.27 AVERAGE
4.27 AVERAGE
This book is certainly a paradigm shifter in many different ways. I love that it challenges the reader with a frame of mind that is utterly foreign to most people - the idea that our collective ideas about the past are likely very wrong. It also gives a certain dignity back to indigenous cultures that have been otherwise washed out or patronised by colonialism. Overall, a lot of the book felt a bit dry to ready but the arc of the book was one that was very deeply thought provoking and for that it deserves 4 stars.
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Some of this was absolutely fascinating, some of it was a bit convoluted. To be fair, it was a very complex take on thousands of years of history. I mostly enjoyed it. Ironically, it was a fitting book to read during Women's History Month.
Some really interesting synthesis of recent archeological discoveries and what they tell us about systems of power and domination, paired with some powerful ideas about how and why governments come into being. I only wish it had been pared down to its core a little more. Pretty long-winded.
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This was an incredible read. I still need to digest all the information and data, this has been a really eye opening experience.
This book offers a new and interesting way of looking at early people as complex actors and undermines some early theories of the size and structure of civilizations.
After reading the other reviews I came to the conclusion that I’m just not smart enough to understand this book. I slogged through the whole thing but much of it was over my head.