Oops! Looks like we're having trouble connecting to our server.
Refresh your browser window to try again.
About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherBarnes & Noble, Incorporated
ISBN-101586638637
ISBN-139781586638634
eBay Product ID (ePID)6055819
Product Key Features
Book TitleGuns, Germs, and Steel : the Fates of Human Societies
Number of Pages72 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicHuman Geography, Anthropology / General
Publication Year2003
IllustratorYes
GenreSocial Science
AuthorSparknotes Staff, Jared M. Diamond
Book SeriesBarnes and Noble Reader's Companion Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2004-266175
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal303.4
SynopsisScholar and professor Jared Diamond made a huge splash with this fascinating but controversial book, which argues that geography and environment have almost singlehandedly determined the course of human history. Dig deeper into his contentions with the information inside this invaluable reader's handbook: * Why did Europe colonize Africa and Asia rather than the other way around? * Why is geography the most important factor in human history? * How has the rest of the scientific community received Diamond's theory?, Scholar and professor Jared Diamond made a huge splash with this fascinating but controversial book, which argues that geography and environment have almost singlehandedly determined the course of human history. Dig deeper into his contentions with the information inside this invaluable reader's handbook: Why did Europe colonize Africa and Asia rather than the other way around? Why is geography the most important factor in human history? How has the rest of the scientific community received Diamond's theory?