#14 in History
The Dawn of Everything
- 704
- Pages
- about 13 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 6 weeks on the list, peaked at #2
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Our view
“The Dawn of Everything” is a deeply researched history that sets out to change how readers see early human societies. The anthropologist David Graeber and the archaeologist David Wengrow describe how our ancestors lived and argue against the Enlightenment account later imposed on them. Some who praise it also call it complex and challenging, and it runs to over seven hundred pages. What it offers in return is a past that no longer looks settled.
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About the book
The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity is a 2021 book by the anthropologist David Graeber and the archaeologist David Wengrow.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.3 across 173 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 54% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the History average of 8.0. That is how 8.2 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.1 | 19 | 11% |
| Hardcover | 8.4 | 154 | 89% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Dawn of Everything?
It has 704 pages — longer than 89% of the ranked books in History.
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