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Guest on EconTalk · 4 books · 1 episode across 1 podcast

Omer Moav appeared on EconTalk to discuss the historical emergence of the state. During the episode, he referenced several influential books and scholarly works that explore political economy, anthropology, and human history. Moav mentioned a 1993 book and article by Robert M. Axelrod, connecting it to Mancur Olson's ideas regarding roving and stationary bandits. He also brought up James C. Scott's best-selling books, The Art of Not Being Governed and Against the Grain, crediting Scott with earlier arguments concerning the taxability of certain crops over others and the historical dynamics of state formation. Additionally, Moav mentioned Jared Diamond's book Guns, Germs, and Steel when discussing the availability of specific crops for domestication in human history. By referencing these texts, Moav provided historical and theoretical context for how states emerged, how early human societies organized themselves around agriculture, and how political structures evolved over long periods of time.

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  1. 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.

    Discussed
    “so you I could point I mean James Scott is famous for that with his two best sellers not being God the art of not being governed and against the grain”
    EconTalk Omer Moav on the Emergence of the State 2023-03-06 Listen at 16:45
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  2. Guns, Germs and Steel

    Jared Diamond · Discussed · 1 episode

    Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond is an expansive historical non-fiction work that explores why Eurasian civilizations survived and conquered other societies, attributing these outcomes to geographical and environmental advantages rather than biological differences.

    Discussed
    “Jared diamond in his book Guns Germs and still exactly talks about uh crops that are available for domestication”
    EconTalk Omer Moav on the Emergence of the State 2023-03-06 Listen at 47:58
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  3. The Art of Not Being Governed

    James C. Scott · Discussed · 1 episode

    The Art of Not Being Governed by James C.

    Discussed
    “so you I could point I mean James Scott is famous for that with his two best sellers not being God the art of not being governed and against the grain”
    EconTalk Omer Moav on the Emergence of the State 2023-03-06 Listen at 16:45
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  4. The evolution of cooperation

    Robert M. Axelrod · Discussed · 1 episode

    The Evolution of Cooperation by Robert M.

    Discussed
    “also published in his 93 book a article is is just a roving Bandits turning stationary”
    EconTalk Omer Moav on the Emergence of the State 2023-03-06 Listen at 6:45
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

Appearances

EpisodePodcastDateBooks
Omer Moav on the Emergence of the StateEconTalk2023-03-064