The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity

A fascinating look at the huge variety of human societies that have existed.

Graeber and Wengrow explore the huge variance of human societies that have existed, with the central theme being the social world is one of our creation and therefore something we have the power to change. They introduce nuance and offer counter-perspectives to plenty of accepted narratives such as the Enlightenment being a strictly European invention and hunter gatherers being at a lower stage of development compared to agriculturalists.