Kyle Harrison
to-read
The Dawn of Everything
The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
- Author
- David Graeber and David Wengrow
- Published
- 2021
- Pages
- 704
- Recommended
- Once
Why it’s on the list: Graeber and Wengrow against the standard story of agriculture, cities and inevitable hierarchy — an argument that early societies experimented deliberately with how to be governed.
Where I saw it: A reply to @SpencrGreenberg’s question on X, June 5, 2025 — “What non-fiction book taught you the most about how the world (or how humanity or society) really works?” — recovered from that thread and saved to Kyle’s Apple Note “Books To Read”. Thread: https://x.com/spencrgreenberg/status/1930639380424577198
Connections
- A question for you — What non-fiction… (tweet) — the saved thread this recommendation came from.
- David Graeber · Institutions · History · City Building — where this sits in the corpus.