Guns, Germs, and Steel - The Fates of Human Societies

Author: (American) Jared Diamond
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Publishing Time: 2006-04-01
Features: The Century Humanistic Series includes five interfaces: "The Century Library," "The Century Frontier," "Miniature Classics," "University Classics," and "Open Humanism." Each series is distinct yet complementary. "Open Humanism" aims to provide a panoramic platform for humanistic reading, engaging readers in literature, history, art, science, and more, blending learning with pleasure and nurturing both the mind and character. This book is part of the series. Why did people from Eurasia conquer, drive out, or kill large numbers of Native Americans, Australians, and Africans, rather than the other way around? Why did crops like wheat and corn, animals like cattle and pigs, and other "remarkable" species of the modern world appear in these specific regions rather than others? In this groundbreaking work, evolutionary biologist Jared Diamond reveals the environmental factors that actually contribute to the broad patterns of history, shattering racist theories of human history with profound impact. For its outstanding value and significance, the book won the 1998 U.S. Pulitzer Prize and the U.K. Popular Science Book Award and was listed as a bestseller by The New York Times. This book represents a major advancement in understanding the history of human social development. It records the reasons behind the formation of the modern world and its inequalities, as well as a true history of all peoples around the world—a coherent and engaging narrative of human life. Why did people from Eurasia conquer, drive out, or kill large numbers of Native Americans, Australians, and Africans, rather than the other way around? Why did crops like wheat and corn, animals like cattle and pigs, and other "remarkable" species of the modern world appear in these specific regions rather than others? In this groundbreaking work, evolutionary biologist Jared Diamond reveals the environmental factors that actually contribute to the broad patterns of history, shattering racist theories of human history with profound impact. For its outstanding value and significance, the book won the 1998 U.S. Pulitzer Prize and the U.K. Popular Science Book Award and was listed as a bestseller by The New York Times. This book represents a major advancement in understanding the history of human social development. It records the reasons behind the formation of the modern world and its inequalities, as well as a true history of all peoples around the world—a coherent and engaging narrative of human life.