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 shaping the modern world. Societies that had a head start in food production advanced beyond the hunter-gatherer stage, and then developed writing, technology and government, and organized religion - as well as nasty germs and potent weapons of war. "The scope and explanatory power of this book are astounding." (The New Yorker)
language: English
title: Guns, Germs and Steel
titlecomplete: Guns, Germs and Steel
genres: Science, Politics, Anthropology, Audiobook, World History, Economics, Historical, History, Nonfiction, Sociology
ratings_count: 395875
series: Civilizations Rise and Fall
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Royal Society Science Book Prize
category: General Prize, awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Pulitzer Prize
category: General Nonfiction, awardedAt: 852105600000
name: California Book Award
category: Nonfiction (Gold), awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Puddly Award
category: History
publisher: Books on Tape