Every book Kyle Harper recommended on podcasts

Books recommended by Kyle Harper

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   Against the Grain

   Against the Grain

   James C. Scott · Discussed · 1 episode

   Why people recommend it: Challenging traditional assumptions about the rise of human civilization and the origins of state control, Against the Grain by James C.

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   “James Scott has an interesting theory in Against the Grain. I don't know if it originates with him, but he argues that one of the reasons that the early agriculturalists were so successful...”

   Dwarkesh Podcast Why Rome actually fell: plagues, slavery, & ice age — Kyle Harper 2025-04-24 Listen at 42:02

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