But you present quite a nuanced view.įor much of the past several centuries, people from Europe and Americans have viewed traditional societies, including our Native American societies, as groups who should be gotten out of the way as quickly as possible or dragged into the modern age whether they like it or not. In fact before I read the book, I wondered whether you would romanticize the hunter-gatherer lifestyle. I imagine a lot of readers come to this book with stereotypes about traditional societies: either that they are at one with nature and totally peaceful, or that they are ruthless and warlike. The cake itself is scholarly studies by people who’ve lived with about 39 traditional societies around the world, and their observations on various aspects of those societies. So my observations became the frosting on the cake. They want a big book summarizing everything about the world for thousands of years.”
When I proposed that to my editor, my editor said, “Jared, people don’t want a little autobiographical book from you. Dani tribesmen on the island of New Guinea.
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