Guns, germs, and steel : the fates of human societies
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Published
New York : Norton, [2003].
ISBN
0393317552, 9780393317558, 9781439560495
Lexile measure
1440L
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
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Published
New York : Norton, [2003].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
498 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates, 3 unnumbered pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
0393317552, 9780393317558, 9781439560495
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 12.6, 33 Points
Level 12.6, 33 Points
Lexile measure
1440
Notes
General Note
Afterword dated 2003: page 433.
General Note
Includes reading group guide in unnumbered pages at end of work.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 449-477) and index.
Description
This book attempts to provide a short history of everybody for the last 13,000 years. The question motivating the book is: Why did history unfold differently on different continents? In case this question immediately makes you shudder at the thought that you are about to read a racist treatise, you aren't as you will see, the answers to the question don't involve human racial differences at all. The book's emphasis is on the search for ultimate explanations, and on pushing back the chain of historical causation as far as possible.
Target Audience
1440L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,12.6,33,148303.
Awards
Pulitzer Prize, General Nonfiction, 1998.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Diamond, J. M. (2003). Guns, germs, and steel: the fates of human societies . Norton.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Diamond, Jared M. 2003. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies. Norton.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Diamond, Jared M. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Norton, 2003.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Diamond, Jared M. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Norton, 2003.
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