Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies

Guns, Germs, and Steel

The Fates of Human Societies

By Jared Diamond
(W. W. Norton & Company, Paperback, 9780393317558)

Publication Date: April 1999

Other Editions of This Title: Compact Disc, Hardcover, Hardcover, Prebound, Compact Disc

Categories: Civilization, Human Geography, Anthropology - General

Description

In this "artful, informative, and delightful" (William H. McNeill, New York Review of Books) book, Jared Diamond convincingly argues that geographical and environmental factors shaped the modern world. Societies that had had a head start in food production advanced beyond the hunter-gatherer stage, and then developed religion --as well as nasty germs and potent weapons of war --and adventured on sea and land to conquer and decimate preliterate cultures. A major advance in our understanding of human societies, Guns, Germs, and Steel chronicles the way that the modern world came to be and stunningly dismantles racially based theories of human history. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science, the Rhone-Poulenc Prize, and the Commonwealth club of California's Gold Medal.

Understanding History With 'Guns, Germs, And Steel'

Monday, Sep 3, 2012

Freshmen "common reads" are becoming increasingly popular at American colleges and universities. One of the more popular common read assignments is Jared Diamond's Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies. Originally broadcast on Sept. 8, 2011. More at NPR.org

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Understanding History With 'Guns, Germs, And Steel'

Thursday, Sep 8, 2011

Many colleges have adopted a "common reads" program, where freshmen read the same book during the summer and then discuss it when they get to campus. Jared Diamond, author of the popular common read Guns, Germs, and Steel, talks about what his book can offer young readers. More at NPR.org

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