Guns, Germs, and Steel: the Fates of Human Societies
by Diamond, Jared
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0393038912
- ISBN 13
- 9780393038910
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Franklin, Maine, United States
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About This Item
New York: W. W. Norton. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 0393038912 . Both book and dustjacket are in excellent condition. First Edition. The author dismantles racially based theories of human history by revealing the environmental factors he feels are responsible for history's broadest patterns. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 480 pages .
Synopsis
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies is a 1997 book by Jared Diamond, professor of geography and physiology at UCLA. In 1998 it won a Pulitzer Prize and the Aventis Prize for Best Science Book. A documentary based on the book and produced by the National Geographic Society was broadcast on PBS in July 2005.
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- The Book Shelf (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9119
- Title
- Guns, Germs, and Steel: the Fates of Human Societies
- Author
- Diamond, Jared
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0393038912
- ISBN 13
- 9780393038910
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- 0393038912, Social Conditions
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