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The Fates of Human Societies

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An edition of Guns, germs, and steel (1991)

Guns, Germs, and Steel

The Fates of Human Societies

by , , and

  • ★★★★ 4.2 (137 ratings) ·
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  • 48 Currently reading
  • 166 Have read

An epic detective story that offers a gripping expose on why the world is so unequal. Professor Jared Diamond traveled the globe for over 30 years trying to answer this question. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book.

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prize:pulitzer=1998, Ethnology, Criticism and interpretation, Culture diffusion, Effect of environment on, Civilization, Human beings, Social evolution, History, Sociale evolutie, Cultuur, Évolution sociale, Geografia (historia), Geologia historica, Civilisation, Influence de l'environnement, Influence sur la nature, Histoire, Diffusion culturelle, Historia, Effets de l'environnement, Ethnologie, Homme, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Biological Evolution, Verden, Social anthropology, Entwicklung, Geschichte, Etnologia (evolução;civilização;cultura), Civilização (história), Gesellschaft, Ciências humanas, Zivilisation, Menschheit, World, Cultural Evolution, Historie, Soziale Evolution, 15.50 general world history; history of great parts of the world, peoples, civilizations: general, Natuurlijke hulpbronnen, Wereldgeschiedenis, Methods, Medical Sociology, Culturele verschillen, Social Environment, Human beings, effect of environment on, Civilization, history, Human geography, Economische ontwikkeling, Effet de l'environnement, Diffusion de la culture, Världshistoria, Internationell konkurrens, Ekonomisk geografi, Livsmedel, Växter, Husdjur, Arkeologi, World history, Economic geography, Economic history, Food production, Agriculture, Socioeconomic organization, Antropologi, Civilization--history, Human beings--effect of environment on, Sociology, medical--methods, Hm206 .d48 1997, Hm 206 d537g 1999, 303.4, Social behavior, Hm206 .d48 2005, Hm206 .d48 1999

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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
2017, W. W. Norton & Company
paperback in English
Cover of: Armas, germenes y acero (Spanish Edition)
Armas, germenes y acero (Spanish Edition)
2013-04-01, Debolsillo
Cover of: De l'Inegalite Parmi les Societes
De l'Inegalite Parmi les Societes
2007-09-01, Gallimard Education
in French
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Vete, vapen & virus: en kort sammanfattning av mänsklighetens historia under de senaste 13 000 åren
2006, Norstedt
in Swedish - [Ny utg.].
Cover of: Guns, germs, and steel
Guns, germs, and steel
2005, W. W. Norton & Company
in English
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Guns, germs, and steel: the fates of human societies
1999, W.W. Norton & Co.
in English
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Guns, germs, and steel
1999, W. W. Norton & Company, W.W. Norton
in English
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
1998, W.W. Norton
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Armas, ge rmenes y acero: la sociedad humana y sus destinos
1998, Debate
in Spanish - 1a ed.
Cover of: Guns, germs, and steel
Guns, germs, and steel
1997, W. W. Norton & Company, W.W. Norton & Co.
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Source title: Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies

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HM206.D48 2017

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A suitable starting point from which to compare historical developments on the different continents is around 11,000 B.C.
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