Guns, germs, and steel : the fates of human societies
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518 pages, [32] pages of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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Level 12.6, 33 Points
Level 12.6, 33 Points
Lexile measure
1440
Notes
General Note
"With a new chapter on Japan" --Cover.
General Note
Originally published in 1997.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 history's broadest patterns. Here, at last, is a world history that really is a history of all the world's peoples, a unified narrative of human life even more intriguing and important than accounts of dinosaurs and glaciers. A major advance in our understanding of human societies, Guns, Germs, and Steel chronicles the way that the modern world, and its inequalities, came to be. It is a work rich in dramatic revelations that will fascinate readers even as it challenges conventional wisdom.
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Accelerated Reader,Grades 9-12,12.6,33,SD,Quiz 148303,English non-fiction.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Diamond, J. M. (2005). Guns, germs, and steel: the fates of human societies ([Rev. ed.]). W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Diamond, Jared M. 2005. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies. W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Diamond, Jared M. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies W.W. Norton & Company, 2005.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Diamond, Jared M. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies [Rev. ed.], W.W. Norton & Company, 2005.
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