Folk have recommended it. Michael Mitteraur’s Why Europe covers the history in the sort of detail I appreciate and compares manorial Europe with Islam, China and non-manorial medieval Romans (“Byzantines”, a label I despise, as no one used it at the time).
Good stuff.
The Weirdest People In The World talks about how Christianity, particularly Catholicism, changed the family and so helped create the West. The ban on marrying cousins was the most important shift. (https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-weirdest-people-in-the-world-joseph-henrich/book/9780141976211.html?source=pla&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIqMuuyMTL-wIVdJlmAh0r8AA7EAQYASABEgLBpPD_BwE)
Folk have recommended it. Michael Mitteraur’s Why Europe covers the history in the sort of detail I appreciate and compares manorial Europe with Islam, China and non-manorial medieval Romans (“Byzantines”, a label I despise, as no one used it at the time).
https://www.amazon.com/Why-Europe-Medieval-Origins-Special/dp/0226532534/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2SIOQNIG99B91&keywords=Why+europe+medieval+path&qid=1676511147&sprefix=why+europe+medieval+path%2Caps%2C332&sr=8-1
Have purchased the Kindle edition of MacDonald’s book on Individualism. Not sure when I will get around to reading it, but thanks for the tip.