Dawn of Everything Book

Comments primarily recommend 'The Dawn of Everything' by David Graeber and David Wengrow as a nuanced alternative to popular human history books like Sapiens by Harari and Guns, Germs, and Steel by Diamond, challenging conventional narratives on societal development.

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antman Apr 24, 2023 View on HN

The usual book suggested with many counterclaims which is less famous is "The Dawn of everything". A beautiful read and a lot clearer on what is research and what is opinion.Not for Harari or Pinker readers, see here: https://www.theguardian.com/books/

wahnfrieden May 9, 2023 View on HN

I recommend reading The Dawn of Everythingedit: harari is a hack, you wouldn't have made the comparison had you read the graeber/wengrow

roughly Jun 5, 2025 View on HN

I recommend “The Dawn of Everything” by David Graeber and David Wengrow - they do a good job dispelling this myth.

hownottowrite Apr 8, 2023 View on HN

Probably better to get a fuller view of history from The Dawn of Everything https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374157357/thedawnofeveryt...

schrectacular Oct 13, 2024 View on HN

You might like Graeber's book "The Dawn of Everything". He goes into some of the scientific historic reasons for why.

mempko Jan 22, 2024 View on HN

Yes, Read the Dawn of Everything by David Graeber and David Wengrow.

jnsaff2 Dec 24, 2021 View on HN

I read Sapiens and its companion a few years ago.This year I read Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity' by David Graeber and David Wengrow [0]. And found it much more nuanced, interesting and believable. Harari's narrative is just too slick.[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29316008

bookofjoe Mar 23, 2024 View on HN

An iconoclastic recent book: The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanityhttps://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1250858801/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b...

mempko Jan 22, 2024 View on HN

Yes, read Dawn of Everything by David Graeber and David Wengrow.

peteretep Nov 5, 2014 View on HN

Maybe you would enjoy reading: http://www.amazon.com/Guns-Germs-Steel-Fates-Societies/dp/03...