This is a common flaw of much "grand historical narrative" writing that I myself am not immune…

I purchased this book with the hope of finding out. Unfortunately, Graeber and Wengrow are less interested in telling us about what science has to say about the deep human past than in using an imagined past — both deep and far more recent (substantial attention is paid to the attractions of North American Native culture during and after the 18th century) — as a foil against modernity.
In Search of Deep History
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Peter Sean Bradley
Rebecca Ruth Gould, PhD
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Mar 15, 2024
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This is a common flaw of much "grand historical narrative" writing that I myself am not immune to--and you've summed up the problem well. Thanks for the honest and straightforward take on this book!
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Written by Rebecca Ruth Gould, PhD
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