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Guns, Germs and Steel

The Fate of Human Societies

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Guns, Germs and Steel

Auteur(s): Jared Diamond
Narrateur(s): Doug Ordunio
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 Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Guns, Germs and Steel examines the rise of civilization and the issues its development has raised throughout history.

Having done field work in New Guinea for more than 30 years, Jared Diamond presents the geographical and ecological factors that have shaped the modern world. From the viewpoint of an evolutionary biologist, he highlights the broadest movements both literal and conceptual on every continent since the Ice Age, and examines societal advances such as writing, religion, government, and technology. Diamond also dissects racial theories of global history, and the resulting work—Guns, Germs and Steel—is a major contribution to our understanding the evolution of human societies. Anthropologie Monde Science Sciences biologiques Sciences sociales Afrique Histoire ancienne Du contenu qui fait réfléchir Impérialisme Entreprise Amérique Latine Japon impérial Justice sociale Chine

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Artful, 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.—William H. McNeil, New York Review of Books

An ambitious, highly important book.—James Shreeve, New York Times Book Review

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.—Colin Renfrew, Nature

The scope and the explanatory power of this book are astounding.—The New Yorker

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. —Edward O. Wilson, Pellegrino University Professor, Harvard University

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. —Martin Sieff, Washington Times

[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.—Alfred W. Crosby, Los Angeles Times

An epochal work. Diamond has written a summary of human history that can be accounted, for the time being, as Darwinian in its authority.—Thomas M. Disch, The New Leader
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It was recommended by a number of friends and I thought that my love of history would make it a perfect match. If I had been reading it instead of listening, I would never have finished it. Boring is too subtle a word to describe this book. At least the narrator tried to make it more interesting, kudos for him for not yawning.(probably were cut out!)

This book did not live up to its reputation.

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A truly in depth understanding of the world what it is today. How we got to where we are today. This is my Bible to understanding Humanity and our planet.

A truly deep understanding of the world.

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Obviously an important book and topics that are given careful, if at times tedious treatment. If you just read/listen to first and last chapters, you get a pretty good synthesis. The narration is fine and clear, but all the extensive details become a bit boring, and the narrator is unable to make these details particularly interesting to the typical listener.

Starts and ends well, tedious middle.

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want a review of what we know of the history of humanity with scientific rigor? Curious why black people ended up slaves instead of caucasians and not vice versus or why Europeans conquered North America and not vice versus?

This book goes through 11,000+ years of human history to prove that climate, geography, and availability of plants and animals dictated who ended up with superior guns, germs, and steel.

Would recommend.

Best book on why Racism in nonsense

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loved it but have a few qualms: Palestine, cavemen & no mention of Goblike Tepe

a worthwhile read/listen tho a bit dated now

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It is a good book written with good narrative and great narration. This book is heavily criticized in academic circles and while I think the book is still worth reading, one should understand that it is too simplistic and too narrowly focused on this specific element of history to be taken entirely at face value.

Great at what it does but read critiques as well

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With a detailed and surgical approach, Diamond debunks notions of inherent racial/cultural superiority. Give yourself the gift of this book.

Discover previously unknown truths about humanity

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It's like learning history, but with actually thinking this time around. The game of civilization has evening to do with the resourcess.

Relearning history

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Definitely lecture like... but the content is interesting. feltblike i should have been taking notes!

interesting but dry/academic-like

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Overall, great. If you're interested in a history of humans, this is your book. It was a little dry at some points but overall, I'm very happy I chose to listen.

Wonderful

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