Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2026-05-16
Books mentioned on It Could Happen Here Weekly 232
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Andrew Sage recommended Progress by Samuel Miller McDonald, and discussed Against the Grain by James C. Scott and The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Progress
Progress by Samuel Miller McDonald is a critical examination of historical eras that explores the pervasive concept of progress and the development of parasitism over time.
Recommended“So, I want to talk about parasism, the development of parism over time, as discussed in Samuel Miller McDonald's book progress, which I highly recommend. Quite an enjoyable read.”
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Against the Grain
Against the Grain by James C.
Discussed“You know, Peter Galloo had worship in power. Uh James Scott has against the grain. And in progress, although I don't think he is anarchist or anarchist adjacent, in progress, McDonald's starts with the beginning of recorded civilization in 3000 B.CE.”
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The Dawn of Everything
The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber and David Wengrow is a sweeping historical and anthropological reevaluation of human social evolution, challenging long-held assumptions about the origins of inequality and the development of civilizations.
Discussed“And the dawn of everything by David Greyber and David Wru kind of wrestles with some of this. In the early years of recorded history, there were many manners of approach to state development from roughly 3000 B.CE CE to,400 CE.”
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