Guns Germs And Steel Thesis

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Name: Course: Instructor: Date: “Guns, Germs, and Steel” by Jared Diamond The key theme of Jared Diamond’s book “Guns, Germs, and Steel” is the history of societies and cultures as well as their place in that history. In 1998, it won the prize for a nonfiction book and became the national best seller that year. Diamond caught the attention of the public by his book with a fascinating account of more than 13000 years of human evolution and development. He contends that the lapses in power and technology in the human societies originated from differentiated environments. The author argues that while cultural or genetic make-up has favored Eurasians regarding resistance to endemic diseases and development of writing earlier than on the other…show more content…
In terms of environment, he claims that the communities and societies that started food production were ahead of others. They advanced beyond those communities that were hunters and gathers. As a result, religion developed as well as vile germs and powerful war weapons. Adventure on land and sea made it possible to conquer the less fortune and primitive cultures and communities (Reyhner 15). Another difference leading to civilization among communities was the orientation of the continents. “Guns, Germs and Steel” is an informative, delightful, and artful book full of surprises. Diamond’s main concern is to reject any simple racial explanation of the differences that occur in material culture between different regions in the world. He argues that there are no essential differences in intelligence between any races. Only those who are able to survive harsh conditions, as Guinea, can emerge intelligent. Works Cited Costanza, Robert, and Jared Diamond. “Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies.” BioScience 1999: 828. Print. Diamond, J. “Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies. W.W Norton. 1997. Print. Diamond, Jared, and Christopher D Merrett. “Debating Destiny: Nihilism or Hope in Guns, Germs, and Steel?” Antipode 35 (2003): 801–806. Reyhner, Jon. “Guns, Germs, Steel, and Education.” Native American Review (2006): 14–15.
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