The Creation of Inequality. How Our Prehistoric Ancestors Set the Stage for Monarchy Slavery and Empire by Joyce Marcus, Kent V. Flannery

The Creation of Inequality. How Our Prehistoric Ancestors Set the Stage for Monarchy Slavery and Empire

Joyce Marcus, Kent V. Flannery

631 pages first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced
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Our early ancestors lived in small groups and worked actively to preserve social equality. As they created larger societies, however, inequality rose, and by 2500 BCE truly egalitarian societies were on the wane. In The Creation of Inequality, Ken...

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