The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity.

David Graeber and David Wengrow question the familiar account in which humanity moved in one direction from small bands to states, and they do it with evidence rather than assertion. The book draws on archaeology, anthropology and indigenous political thought to show early societies experimenting with scale, hierarchy and seasonal forms of government. Long chapters build case by case across several continents, and the argument stays readable because each claim is anchored to a specific site or source. Core themes at a glance: • A reconsideration of how cities, farming and inequality actually developed • Evidence assembled from archaeology, anthropology and the historical record • Attention to indigenous critiques of European political assumptions • A substantial work written for general readers rather than specialists Suited to history and social science students and to readers of serious nonfiction, available at Boipoka.