Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies

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Geography shapes global human history's trajectory.

You might find "Guns, Germs, and Steel" illuminating if you're intrigued by the forces that have steered the course of civilizations. Jared Diamond unpacks complex historical trends with a scientific lens, serving not just as an engaging read but as a thought-provoking analysis on why societies have developed so disparately across our globe. It connects the environmental dots to the larger human story, answering 'why' with meticulous research and heartfelt insight from Diamond's experiences.

  • Royal Society Science Book Prize for General Prize (1998)
  • Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction (1998)
  • California Book Award for Nonfiction (Gold) (1997)
  • Puddly Award for History (2001)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies

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ISBN: 9780393317558
Authors: Jared Diamond
Date of Publication: 1999-04-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Economics, History, Politics, Sociology, Science
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Explaining what William McNeill called The Rise of the West has become the central problem in the study of global history. In Guns, Germs and Steel, Jared Diamond presents the biologist's answer: geography, demography and ecological happenstance. Diamond evenhandedly reviews human history on every continent since the Ice Age at a rate that emphasizes only the broadest movements of peoples and ideas. Yet his survey is binocular: one eye has the rather distant vision of the evolutionary biologist, while the other eye--and his heart--belongs to the people of New Guinea, where he has done field work for more than 30 years.
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Geography shapes global human history's trajectory.

You might find "Guns, Germs, and Steel" illuminating if you're intrigued by the forces that have steered the course of civilizations. Jared Diamond unpacks complex historical trends with a scientific lens, serving not just as an engaging read but as a thought-provoking analysis on why societies have developed so disparately across our globe. It connects the environmental dots to the larger human story, answering 'why' with meticulous research and heartfelt insight from Diamond's experiences.

  • Royal Society Science Book Prize for General Prize (1998)
  • Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction (1998)
  • California Book Award for Nonfiction (Gold) (1997)
  • Puddly Award for History (2001)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.