At the Dawn of Tyranny: The Origins of Individualism, Political Oppression, and the State

by Sagan, Eli

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Knopf, 1985. 1st edition.. Hardcover. NF. Remainder mark on upper textblock./NF.. Quarter-cloth boards. Study of three cultures - Buganda, Hawaii and Tahiti - when they were first contacted by Europeans in the 18th and 19th centuries. Sagan suggests they were in a stage between 'primitive' and 'archaic' society, and had already developed class, organized warfare and tyranny as well as the more positive elements (medicine, astronomy, etc.). B+W illustrations. Heavy book may require more postage. Hardcover