Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Rethinking civilisation. |
| Authors: |
Marshall, Michael (AUTHOR) |
| Source: |
New Scientist. Jul2023, Vol. 258 Issue 3445, p32-39. 8p. 9 Color Photographs. |
| Subjects: |
AGRICULTURAL intensification, AGRICULTURE, COMMUNITIES, URBAN agriculture, URBAN growth |
| Abstract: |
More information about a variety of societies also reveals that people have sometimes abandoned complex hierarchical societies, just as some groups chose to stop farming. Egalitarianism is generally seen as a characteristic of hunter-gatherer societies, with hierarchies emerging as societies become more complex. This is especially true of agriculture: the crop monocultures modern societies tend to rely on provide a reduced diversity of food sources compared with previous societies. Some hunter-gatherer societies enslaved people and surely mistreated them, but modern societies take dehumanisation to new lows. INSETS: SOCIALLY ENTERPRISING;BUILDING UTOPIAS. [Extracted from the article] |
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