Matt Barton

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What we know as the history of the world is actually a socially constructed somebody-centric world historical narrative. There’s a Euro-centric one, an Islamo-centric one, a Sino-centric one, and many more. How many more depends on how many collections of people on Earth think of themselves as a “we” distinct from “others.”
The Invention of Yesterday: A 50,000-Year History of Human Culture, Conflict, and Connection
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