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An edition of Guns, germs, and steel (1997)

Guns, germs and steel

the fates of human societies

by and

  • ★★★★ 4.20 ·
  • 127 Ratings
  • 592 Want to read
  • 40 Currently reading
  • 149 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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Jonathan Cape
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English
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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, Social environment, Biological evolution, Cultural evolution, Sociology, medical--methods, Hm206 .d48 1997, Hm 206 d537g 1999, 303.4, Social behavior, Hm206 .d48 2005, Hm206 .d48 1999, Prize:pulitzer=1998, Long now manual for civilization, Soziale evolution, Medical sociology
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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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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