Against The Grain

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An iconoclastic account of all the new and surprising evidence now available for the beginnings of the earliest civilizations. The first agrarian states, says James C. Scott, were born of accumulations of domestications: first fire, then plants, livestock, subjects of the state, captives, and finally women in the patriarchal family - all of which can be viewed as a way of gaining control over reproduction. Dust jacket present but creased along the top of the front cover. Pages bright and clean, however some marking is present along the first half of the bottom right page edges of the book that do not extend to the contents themselves. No foxing present, a few light markings present along the side of the book's page edges when closed. The back of the jacket has a smudged area in the upper right. For contents, see photos.

19.99 GBP