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guns germs and steel

Running Head : GUNS , GERMS AND STEEL

Guns , Germs and Steel

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Guns , Germs and Steel

The author Jared Diamond in the book Guns , Germs and Steel : The Fates of Human Societies writes that the alternative title for his book would probably be a short history about everyone for the last 13 ,000 years This will explain the author 's main argument as well as cite a passage where he states his points clearly . We will also give two proximate and two ultimate factors to

support his claims , ending with an evaluation of his main argument

It should be noted that the main argument the author brings forward in this book has been mentioned quite well in the preface the rest of the book merely acts as a supplement to his main idea . The main argument in this book is summed up clearly in the following question

Why did wealth and power become distributed as they now are , rather than in some other way ? For instance , why weren 't Native Americans Africans , and Aboriginal Australians the ones who decimated , subjugated or exterminated Europeans and Asians (Diamond

. 13-32 ,1999

He explains this by saying that the advancements in culture in the European and Asian continents are not due to their moral , intellectual or genetic superiority . Rather the gaps in development are mostly due to the geographical advantages each race had . He says that the earliest civilizations were hunter-gatherers before they eventually developed a system of...

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