Power Lines

Civilization on Steroids: Inside the Mind-Logic of the Devouring Empire

A Beginner’s Geography Lesson

Maps are more than simply mirrors reflecting the world as it is. They…

Border Walls, Alliances and Blurry Identities: Nomadic Peoples and the Early Empire

Fuel of the First Kingdoms: The Grain and Manpower Module

Power in Hand: How Trade, the Temple, and War Gave the First States Control

Myth vs. Fact in the State of Nature: Hunter-Gatherers and Life Before the State