Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Unabridged on Audio Cassette Tapes)

Jared Diamond

ISBN 10: 0736656669 / ISBN 13: 9780736656665

Published by Books On Tape, Newport Beach, CA, 2000

About this Item

Unabridged on Eleven Audio Cassette Tapes. The tapes have clearly been played but show no sign of it: Say, Very Near Fine. They are housed in a white cardstock tray which is un excellent conditon: Fine condition. These are housed in a colorful cardstock box case, which shows a small patch of sticker reside at the corner of the front panel and the most minimal rubbings to the outside edges: Again, Near Fine. Overall, Near Fine: very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 16mo. (6.2 x 4.15 x 2.75 inches). Language: English. Weight: 15.3 ounces) . Read by Doug Ordunio. Listening Time: 16 hours. Audio Cassette Tapes. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; Not Inscribed or Signed by Author.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Unabridged on Audio Cassette Tapes)
• Publisher: Books On Tape, Newport Beach, CA
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0736656669
• ISBN 13: 9780736656665
• Binding: Audio Cassette Tapes
• Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

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)

Review

Explaining what William McNeill called The Rise of the West has become the central problem in the study of global history. In Guns, Germs, and Steel Jared Diamond presents the biologist's answer: geography, demography, and ecological happenstance. Diamond evenhandedly reviews human history on every continent since the Ice Age at a rate that emphasizes only the broadest movements of peoples and ideas. Yet his survey is binocular: one eye has the rather distant vision of the evolutionary biologist, while the other eye--and his heart--belongs to the people of New Guinea, where he has done field work for more than 30 years.