An Economist Best History Book 2017 "History as it should be written. "-Barry Cunliffe, Guardian "Scott hits the nail squarely on the head by exposing the staggering price our ancestors paid for civilization and political order. "-Walter Scheidel, Financial Times Why did humans abandon hunting and gathering for sedentary communities dependent on livestock and cereal grains, and governed by precursors of today's states? Most people believe that plant and animal domestication allowed humans, finally, to settle down and form agricultural villages, towns, and states, which made possible civ Against the Grain - James C. Scott od authora James C. Scott a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus. cz.
Autor |
James C. Scott |
Jazyk |
anglický |
Počet stran |
336 |
Rok vydání |
2018 |
Nakladatelství |
Yale University Press |