Literature
Against the Grain
James C. Scott · 2000
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2,830·Proven
26 yrs
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Why it endured
James C. Scott's argument that early agriculture was not a clear improvement on hunter-gatherer life — but a trap. He shows that the first states were built on grain precisely because it could be taxed, stored, and controlled.
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