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Guns, Germs, and Steel : The Fates of Human Societies by Jared M. Diamond (1999, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherNorton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-100393317552
ISBN-139780393317558
eBay Product ID (ePID)127361392
Product Key Features
Book TitleGuns, Germs, and Steel : the Fates of Human Societies
Number of Pages480 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1999
TopicEnvironmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Civilization, Sociology / General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social
IllustratorYes
GenreSocial Science, Science, History
AuthorJared M. Diamond
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.4 in
Item Weight20.8 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN96-037068
ReviewsArtful, informative, and delightful.... There is nothing like a radically new angle of vision for bringing out unsuspected dimensions of a subject, and that is what Jared Diamond has done., Serious, groundbreaking biological studies of human history only seem to come along once every generation or so. . . . Now [Guns, Germs, and Steel] must be added to their select number. . . . Diamond meshes technological mastery with historical sweep, anecdotal delight with broad conceptual vision, and command of sources with creative leaps. No finer work of its kind has been published this year, or for many past., No scientist brings more experience from the laboratory and field, none thinks more deeply about social issues or addresses them with greater clarity, than Jared Diamond as illustrated by Guns, Germs, and Steel. In this remarkably readable book he shows how history and biology can enrich one another to produce a deeper understanding of the human condition., Fascinating and extremely important... [A] synopsis doesn't do credit to the immense subtlety of this book., An epochal work. Diamond has written a summary of human history that can be accounted, for the time being, as Darwinian in its authority., [Diamond] is broadly erudite, writes in a style that pleasantly expresses scientific concepts in vernacular American English, and deals almost exclusively in questions that should interest everyone concerned about how humanity has developed. . . . [He] has done us all a great favor by supplying a rock-solid alternative to the racist answer. . . . A wonderfully interesting book., This is a brilliantly written, passionate, whirlwind tour though 13,000 years of history on all the continents--a short history of everything about everybody.... By at last providing a convincing explanation for the differing developments of human societies on different occasions, the book demolishes the grounds for racist theories of history.... After reading the first two pages, you won't be able to put it down., A book of remarkable scope, a history of the world in less than 500 pages which succeeds admirably, where so many others have failed, in analyzing some of the basic workings of culture process.... One of the most important and readable works on the human past published in recent years.
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal303.4
Synopsis"Fascinating.... Lays a foundation for understanding human history."--Bill Gates 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., 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.
LC Classification NumberHM206.D48 1999
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a MUST read for anyone
This is a MUST read book. I keep multiple copies of this book on hand to give as gifts. It always gets "Oh WOW, I never knew that …" reviews from everyone. The author makes connections that only come from years and year in the field. Example: Q: why no beasts of burden in Africa? A: impossible to lasso a zebra due to the flick response in its neck. Looks like a horse, smells like a horse, no can catch to hook to a plough.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 24 Apr, 2024
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- 23 Jan, 2019
Great condition!
When I bought this book it said it was in a used condition but when I bought it, it looked brand new! No writing or highlights, pages are in crisp and clean condition and the pictures inside look great! Great quality!!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 10 Sep, 2019
Great single source answer to the question, why Western Europe?
Love this book. I have literally bought dozens to give away. I have traveled to many remote locations on Earth, spent time with indigenous people, most notably a cargo cult in Vanuatu. They want to know the answer to the question why did weastern Europeans concur?Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 27 Feb, 2019
Interesting and compelling arguments
Very interesting view of how we got where we are. Compelling and easy to read. This is the third copy of the book we have gotten because we love to share it with friends and family. We look forward to reading his other books.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 23 Oct, 2019
Great book, excellent vender.
Great book, my third copy--gifts. In brand new condition, thank you vender.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 17 Jan, 2023
If you want to know why humanity is where it is, read this book.
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- 20 Jan, 2016
Great read
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- 30 Jan, 2022
Great book on sociology, written in terms the average person can understand.
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- 25 Jun, 2020
Worth the wait!
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