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Best book ever to smack racists around the head with. A brilliant study of human evolution and how lucky differences in geography thousands of years ago lead to huge differences in power today.
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Guns, Germs, and Steel
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Scholar and professor Jared Diamond made a huge splash with this fascinating but controversial book, which argues that geography and environment have almost singlehandedly determined the course of human history. Dig deeper into his contentions with the information inside this invaluable reader's handbook:
Why did Europe colonize Africa and Asia rather than the other way around?
Why is geography the most important factor in human history?
How has the rest of the scientific community received Diamond's theory?
Why did Europe colonize Africa and Asia rather than the other way around?
Why is geography the most important factor in human history?
How has the rest of the scientific community received Diamond's theory?
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72 pages, Paperback
First published May 23,2003
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72 pages, Paperback
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May 23, 2003 by Barnes \u0026 Noble
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9781586638634
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1586638637
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English
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If the author of the SparkNotes is known, they should be the first author. Please leave these SparkNotes Editors as the second author and the author of the original work as the last author. Do not combine with the original work. Do not put the author of the ORIGINAL work first.
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Finally finished this monster! I can't believe how many other varied books he has out that I want to read too... this could take a while!
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Great explanation of the geographical diversity of the Earth's societal haves and have nots. This is my second half reading of this book, but it won't be my last.
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Very good, especially insights into smallpox introduction by Europeans into native populations. I enjoyed Collapse more.
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