DIAMOND, Jared.
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies.
New York: W. W. Norton & Company , 1997.
$350.00
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"A work of complete and total genius": First edition of Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs, and Steel; inscribed by him
Early printing of Diamond's Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Bee and Art Sea Cloud best wishes, Jared Diamond." Also laid in is a note signed by the author to the recipients, "Bee and Art I sailed on the Sea Cloud with you about 10 years ago." Jacket design by Calvin Chu. Jacket Painting: Sir John Everett, Pizarro Seizing Peru, 1845. Author photograph by Jerry Bauer.
Why did Eurasians conquer, displace, or decimate Native Americans, Australians, and Africans, instead of the reverse? In this groundbreaking book, evolutionary biologist Jared Diamond stunningly dismantles radically based theories of human history by revealing the environmental factors arguably responsible for history's broadest patterns. Hailed by Berkeley economic historian Brad DeLong as a "work of complete and total genius", the book won the Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction, Aventis Prize for Best Science Book, and was adapted into a National Geographic Society documentary in 2005.
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies.
$350.00
Out of Stock
