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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Preface ix
- Yale Agrarian Studies Series James C. Scott, Series Editor xviii
- Introduction: A Narrative in Tatters: What I Didn’t Know 1
- ONE. The Domestication of Fire, Plants, Animals, and . . . Us 37
- TWO. Landscaping the World: The Domus Complex 68
- THREE. Zoonoses: A Perfect Epidemiological Storm 93
- FOUR. Agro-ecology of the Early State 116
- FIVE. Population Control: Bondage and War 150
- SIX. Fragility of the Early State: Collapse as Disassembly 183
- SEVEN. The Golden Age of the Barbarians 219
- Notes 257
- Bibliography 279
- Index 301
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Preface ix
- Yale Agrarian Studies Series James C. Scott, Series Editor xviii
- Introduction: A Narrative in Tatters: What I Didn’t Know 1
- ONE. The Domestication of Fire, Plants, Animals, and . . . Us 37
- TWO. Landscaping the World: The Domus Complex 68
- THREE. Zoonoses: A Perfect Epidemiological Storm 93
- FOUR. Agro-ecology of the Early State 116
- FIVE. Population Control: Bondage and War 150
- SIX. Fragility of the Early State: Collapse as Disassembly 183
- SEVEN. The Golden Age of the Barbarians 219
- Notes 257
- Bibliography 279
- Index 301
