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In this "artful, informative, and delightful (book)" ("New York Review of Books"), Diamond offers a convincing explanation of the way the modern world came to be and stunningly dismantles racially based theories of human history. Photos. [예스24 제공]
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thebestreviews published on Fri, 17 Sep 2010
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lrb published on Mon, 6 Sep 2010
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3 people find this helpful
Great pre-bed reader
Fantastic piece of argumentative writing. A very comprehensive solution to the question of developmental differences among all the continents and their peoples. And very persistent too - Diamond made excellent use of the 'nagging' technique who is more commonly seen used by the female gender.
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3 people find this helpful
What a treat!
Jared Diamond tackles a tough question: why did people of EuroAsia conquer the rest of the world and not the other way around? (Or: why is it that only the people of EuroAsia possessed the means - guns, germs and steel - to conquer the rest of the world?)
His answer, encompassing fields from ... (continue)
Greg Sung said on Sep 6, 2005 | 1 feedback
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phystory said on Jun 12, 2007 about the Hardcover edition | 3 feedbacks
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Siu Leung said on Feb 10, 2012 about the Audio CD edition | Add your feedback
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Mi è molto piaciuto il libro, soprattutto per la sua novità, almeno per me. Vedere la storia dell'umanità sotto la specie della cultura materiale, della storia biologica e dell'evoluzione è stata un'esperienza illuminante. Non mi ha tolto del tutto il dubbio sulla domanda di fondo, perché l'Europa e ... (continue)
Otto Grunf said on Jan 26, 2012 | Add your feedback
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Great book. It condenses a wealth of knowledge in an easy to follow and manageable way that is perfect to convey to the non-specialist the magnitude of human evolution and explain why the world is the way it is from a socio-historical point of view. Definitely worth a read (and a re-read) for the pe ... (continue)
Carlo said on Dec 29, 2010 | Add your feedback
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- English Books
- Paperback 480 Pages
- ISBN-10: 0393317552
- ISBN-13: 9780393317558
- Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
- Pub date: Apr 01, 1999
- Dimensions: 1484 mm x 968 mm x 258 mm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Hardcover, Audio CD, Audio Cassette, School & Library Binding and Others
- In other languages: other languages
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The Best Reviews: Jared Diamond, Guns, Germs, And Steel
"Why did some societies gain political and economic advantage over others?" From a seemingly simple question posed by a local humble New Guinean politician, Pulitzer Prize winner Jared Diamond in his brilliant book, Guns, Germs and Steel endeavours t ... (read full critics)