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

by Jared Diamond

498 pages

English language

Published Dec. 27, 2005

ISBN:: 978-0-7394-6735-0
Goodreads:: 1842

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Matt Lehrer reviewed Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond (Civilizations Rise and Fall, #1)

Very convincing, possibly misleading

4 stars

I understand the historian perspective on this book is very negative but I thoroughly enjoyed and was convinced by it at the time

lovmelovmycats reviewed Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond

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4 stars

Jared Diamond gave human history the scientific treatment. I would be interested in his analysis of more specific events, but the more specific he gets, the more his model breaks down. It's really a macro model. I like military history; I wonder if he could/would study war and give it a similar treatment. I bet it would be illuminating.