Guns, Germs and Steel
Friday, May 23rd, 2008
Ever wonder why the world ended up the way it is?
More precisely, why humanity unfolded the way it did.
Why did Europe for so long dominate ‘New Worlds’ making the natives subservient, imposing their way of live among millions? Why did some continents develop sophisticated technologies whilst others remained hunter-gatherers?
Guns, Germs and Steel by Jarred Diamond (Vintage –Random House Publishing), offers an extraordinary view into the 13,000 years of humanity. Following disciplines of evolution, history, biology, ecology and linguistics this book falls under popular science, though is not too out of reach for the average ‘non-science’ reader.
A highly recommended read for those wanting to better understand many historical events from Darwinian-omnipotent view; From the many issues still plaguing Africa and developing nations, right down to the misinterpretation then maltreatment of our own Indigenous Australians. This is an excellent book to lift the veil on some of history’s most difficult questions.
