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Overall, it was nice, and i agree with the author greatly, though i got very confused with the huge amount of info quiet often.
And, with the uneven playing field recently being to the advantage of the white men, they surpassed their rivals - or at least ... Read More
But, the playing deck was stacked in favor of european turf dwellers, whose lives were eased by the botanical and other biologi... Read More
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- This product had a total of 132 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jun 27 2023.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Im surprised that the majority of this book wasnt about examples of how guns germs and steel have driven the course of history but rather that it spends the majority of time explaining how particular areas of the world developed agriculture
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His other book collapse i didnt like so much because it seemed to have more of a political slant than an honest study of the facts
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May be its just mine but the last tapes second half didnt play at all
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I was disappointed for not been able to finish the book
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The answer to the core question is boiled down to the books title
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White mens germs hurt the others more than the opposite the ability to use metal for guns and other tools gave great military advantage hence conquest
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But it turns out it is not inquisitive or superior minds that deliver the whites to rule the indigenous tribal folk of other continents
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It is more a freak chance of being in the right place at the right time having the ability to create civilization and towns and more because of eastwest rivers as opposed to northsouth or other of mother natures flukes not created nor could be created by human hand