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Category: Values & Culture

Books that focus on the role of values and culture on human history. In particular, they seek to identify those that aid development.

February 6, 2020February 6, 2020 TechnoProf

Book Summary: “Cultural Evolution: People’s Motivations are Changing” by Ronald Inglehart

January 6, 2020March 26, 2020 TechnoProf

Book Summary: “Foragers, Farmers and Fossil Fuels” by Ian Morris

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