An Analysis of Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs & Steel

The Fate of Human Societies

Riley Quinn

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English

Macat International Limited
15 July 2017

Literary theory; History; Philosophy; Psychology; Study & learning skills: general

Series: The Macat Library

In his 1997 work Guns, Germs and Steel, Jared Diamond marshals evidence from five continents and across 13,000 years of human history in an attempt to answer the question of why that history unfolded so differently in various parts of the globe. His results offer new explanations for why the unequal divisions of power and wealth so familiar to us today came into existence – and have persisted.

Balancing materials drawn from a vast range of sources, addressing core problems that have fascinated historians, anthropologists, biologists and geographers alike – and blending his analysis to create a compelling narrative that became an international best-seller and reached a broad general market – required a mastery of the critical thinking skill of reasoning that few other scholars can rival. Diamond’s reasoning skills allow him to persuade his readers of the value of his interdisciplinary approach and produce well-structured arguments that keep them turning pages even as he refocuses his analysis from one disparate example to another.

Diamond adds to that a spectacular ability to grasp the meaning of the available evidence produced by scholars in those widely different disciplines – making Guns, Germs and Steel equally valuable as an exercise in high-level interpretation.

By: Riley Quinn
Imprint: Macat International Limited
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9781912302024
ISBN 10: 1912302020
Series: The Macat Library
Pages: 98
Publication Date: 15 July 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Riley Quinn holds master’s degrees in politics and international relations from both LSE and the University of Oxford.