Being Human
While I am usually not a fan big history books from the likes of Yuval Harari, I am also a sucker for anecdotes and interesting sociocultural connections. And oh boy, was I in store for some juicy anecdotes.…
The Art of Not Being Governed
Central to the author's argument is the idea that the hilly and inaccessible terrain of upland Southeast Asia became a refuge for disparate groups that fled the imperial projects of the organized state societies in the lowlands which surrounded them, i.e. slavery, conscription, taxes and warfare.…