Summary and Analysis of Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies : Based on the Book by Jared Diamond EPUB
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So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of Guns, Germs, and Steel tells you what you need to knowbefore or after you read Jared Diamond's book.
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This short summary and analysis of Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond includes:
About Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond:
Professor Jared Diamond's informative and fascinating Pulitzer Prizewinning Guns, Germs, and Steel explores a historic question: Why were the Eurasian peoples able to dominate those from other lands?
Diamond argues that it was ecology and geographynot racethat shaped the modern world. Societies that developed in regions with fertile land for farming and that had domesticable plants and animals were able to progress more quickly, thereby creating the tools to conquer preliterate cultures.
Drawing on a variety of disciplinesfrom linguistics, genetics, and epidemiology to biology, anthropology, and technologyGuns, Germs, and Steel offers an eloquently argued view of the development of human societies.
The summary and analysis in this ebook are intended to complement your reading experience and bring you closer to a great work of nonfiction.
Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader.
This short summary and analysis of Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond includes:
- Historical context
- Chapter-by-chapter summaries
- Detailed timeline of key events
- Important quotes
- Fascinating trivia
- Glossary of terms
- Supporting material to enhance your understanding of the original work
About Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond:
Professor Jared Diamond's informative and fascinating Pulitzer Prizewinning Guns, Germs, and Steel explores a historic question: Why were the Eurasian peoples able to dominate those from other lands?
Diamond argues that it was ecology and geographynot racethat shaped the modern world. Societies that developed in regions with fertile land for farming and that had domesticable plants and animals were able to progress more quickly, thereby creating the tools to conquer preliterate cultures.
Drawing on a variety of disciplinesfrom linguistics, genetics, and epidemiology to biology, anthropology, and technologyGuns, Germs, and Steel offers an eloquently argued view of the development of human societies.
The summary and analysis in this ebook are intended to complement your reading experience and bring you closer to a great work of nonfiction.
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- Publication Date:15/11/2016
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Download - Immediately Available
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- Pages:35 pages
- Publisher:Worth Books
- Publication Date:15/11/2016
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- ISBN:9781504043106
