The authors show how accepted theories about the development of civilization first emerged in the eighteenth century as a reaction to indigenous critiques of European society. Drawing on path-breaking research in archaeology and anthropology, they suggest that these theories are wrong.
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Exercise for U3A Writing Circle. A reflection on the human propensity to constrain possibilities.
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Is inequality built into the very fabric of life? Research into the Mermoskrebs (Marbled Crayfish) suggests that it might be.
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To what extent is inequality built into the very foundation of life itself? Research into the Marmorkrebs (Marbled Crayfish) suggests that it might be.
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The Upswing is Robert D. Putnam’s brilliant analysis of economic, social, cultural and political trends from the Gilded Age to the present, showing how America went from an individualistic ‘I’ society to a more communitarian ‘We’ society and then back again, and how we can all learn from that experience. — Amazon.co.uk
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