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by Jared Diamond: Professor Jared Diamond's informative and fascinating Pulitzer Prize-winning
explores a historic question: Why were the Eurasian peoples able to dominate those from other lands? Diamond argues that it was ecology and geography--not race--that shaped the modern world. Societies that developed in regions with fertile land for farming and that had domesticable plants and animals were able to progress more quickly, thereby creating the tools to conquer preliterate cultures. Drawing on a variety of disciplines--from linguistics, genetics, and epidemiology to biology, anthropology, and technology--
offers an eloquently argued view of the development of human societies. The summary and analysis in this book are intended to complement your reading experience and bring you closer to a great work of nonfiction.