The World According to Jared Diamond Presents a critical analysis of the book 'Guns, Germs, and Steel,' by Jared Diamond. The theme of the book is the factors underlying the broadest patterns in history; and the explanation for the dominance of western Europe over Eurasian societies. In McNeil's critical analysis he states that for three years straight Jared Diamond's book has been voted the most popular reading assignment by his freshman and international relations graduate students, it is a 427
In Jared Diamond’s book Guns, Germs, and Steel Diamond explains how Europeans came to dominate the land through multiple ecological factors while discrediting the theory that Europeans were genealogical superior. He does this efficiently by using many examples and evidence throughout history. Diamond explains that the ecologic factors of Eurasia allowed the early settlers of Mesopotamia in the the Fertile Crescent to flourish while the environment of other early civilizations such as the Incas of
According to Jared Diamond, there are various reasons for the differences in the development of societies around the world. The reason societies dominated others are due to the developments of writing, germs and food producing capabilities. In Guns, Germs and Steel:The Fates of Human Societies, he argues the success of a society is not derived from race or culture, but more-so on “geographic location.” Which refers to areas suitable for the domestication of plants and animals, in regard to climate
With a front-row seat to viewing numerous transformations to the world and human society, mankind has openly expressed curiosity in understanding the significance of nature’s influence on the course of history. Jared Diamond, the author of Guns, Germs and Steel, explains how the societies of Eurasia dominated and influenced the world we live in today, and how geography played a major role in this result. Diamond introduces Yali, a Papua New Guinean tribe chief, and his question : “Why is that you
Chapter 1- The Root of Evil: The author describes and introduces the parents of the witch. The parents are Frexspar and Melena, who both love in Rush Margins, Munchkinland. Melena is pregnant and she is complaining about how big she is getting. Frexspar isn’t so interested in his first child because he is a minister and has to give a sermon today. The wife goes outside to do some chores and to relax her she sings and is thinking about her new baby boy. During breakfast they get into a small fight
In the beginning of the book we read of a man named Jared Diamond, Jared Diamond is a Professor at UCLA, and he is fascinated with birds. His fascination is so great that he studies bird evolution on the island of New Guinea. In the year of 1972 he is asked a question by a man named Yali, Yali happens to be a local politician, (someone who is highly respected on the island.) Yali’s question was, “Why is it that you white people developed so much cargo and brought it to New Guinea, but we black people