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Reading a book about early state formation. There's a 4,000 year gap between everything being invented needed for states, and states showing up. Why? Because living a state sucked and required a lot of coercion.

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Which book is that?

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Against the Grain. by Scott

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Thanks, it looks good. Ordered myself a copy.

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haven't finished it, so...

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It's good enough that it has an interesting hook, tbh.