{"product_id":"foragers-farmers-and-fossil-fuels-9780691160399","title":"Foragers Farmers and Fossil Fuels","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost people in the world today think democracy and gender equality are good, and that violence and wealth inequality are bad. But most people who lived during the 10,000 years before the nineteenth century thought just the opposite. Drawing on archaeology, anthropology, biology, and history, Ian Morris explains why. Fundamental long-term changes in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Excellent and thought-provoking... More important, by putting forth a bold, clearly formulated hypothesis, Morris has done a great service to the budding field of scientific history.\"--Peter Turchin, Science \"A provocative explanation for the evolution and divergence of ethical values... In the hands of this talented writer and thinker, [this] material becomes an engaging intellectual adventure.\"--Kirkus \"A very good and enjoyable read.\"--Diane Coyle, Enlightened Economist \"Stimulating.\"--Russell Warfield, Resurgence \u0026amp; Ecologist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Figures and Tables ix  Acknowledgments xi  Introduction by Stephen Macedo xiii  Chapter 1 Each Age Gets the Thought It Needs 1  Chapter 2 Foragers 25  Chapter 3 Farmers 44  Chapter 4 Fossil Fuels 93  Chapter 5 The Evolution of Values: Biology, Culture, and the Shape of Things to Come 139  Comments  Chapter 6 On the Ideology of Imagining That \"Each Age Gets the Thought It Needs,\" Richard Seaford 172  Chapter 7 But What Was It Really Like? The Limitations of Measuring Historical Values, Jonathan D. Spence 180  Chapter 8 Eternal Values, Evolving Values, and the Value of the Self, Christine M. Korsgaard 184  Chapter 9 When the Lights Go Out: Human Values after the Collapse of Civilization, Margaret Atwood 202  Response  Chapter 10 My Correct Views on Everything, Ian Morris 208  Notes 267  References 305  Contributors 341  Index 343","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403802812759,"sku":"9780691160399","price":22.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691160399.jpg?v=1730484592","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/foragers-farmers-and-fossil-fuels-9780691160399","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}