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

Jared Diamond  ·  1997

 ·  non-fiction   history

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Why did some civilizations conquer others? Diamond’s answer — geography, biology, and environment rather than race or culture — is as compelling as it is controversial. A landmark work of big-picture thinking.