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Guns, germs, and steel: the fates of human societies
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Published:
New York : W.W. Norton & Co., [1997].
Format:
Book
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
0393038912, 9780393038910, 0393317552, 9780393317558
Physical Desc:
480 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Accelerated Reader:
IL: UG - BL: 12.6 - AR Pts: 33
Lexile measure:
1440L
Status:
Description

Why did Eurasians conquer, displace, or decimate Native Americans, Australians, and Africans, instead of the reverse? In this groundbreaking book, evolutionary biologist Jared Diamond stunningly dismantles racially based theories of human history by revealing the environmental factors actually responsible for history's broadest patterns. Here, at last, is a world history that really is a history of all the world's peoples, a unified narrative of human life even more intriguing and important than accounts of dinosaurs and glaciers. A major advance in our understanding of human societies, Guns, Germs, and Steel chronicles the way that the modern world, and its inequalities, came to be. It is a work rich in dramatic revelations that will fascinate readers even as it challenges conventional wisdom.

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Language:
English
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 12.6, 33 Points
Lexile measure:
1440

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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 429-457) and index.
Description
Why did Eurasians conquer, displace, or decimate Native Americans, Australians, and Africans, instead of the reverse? In this groundbreaking book, evolutionary biologist Jared Diamond stunningly dismantles racially based theories of human history by revealing the environmental factors actually responsible for history's broadest patterns. Here, at last, is a world history that really is a history of all the world's peoples, a unified narrative of human life even more intriguing and important than accounts of dinosaurs and glaciers. A major advance in our understanding of human societies, Guns, Germs, and Steel chronicles the way that the modern world, and its inequalities, came to be. It is a work rich in dramatic revelations that will fascinate readers even as it challenges conventional wisdom.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,12.6,33.0,148303.
Awards
Pulitzer Prize, General Nonfiction, 1998.
Awards
Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books, 1998.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Diamond, J. M. (1997). Guns, germs, and steel: the fates of human societies. New York, W.W. Norton & Co.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Diamond, Jared M. 1997. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies. New York, W.W. Norton & Co.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Diamond, Jared M, Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies. New York, W.W. Norton & Co, 1997.

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Diamond, Jared M. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies. New York, W.W. Norton & Co, 1997.

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