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A review by awesomebrandi
Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond
4.0
This is a nonfiction book that looks at the historical science reasoning on why some cultures dominated others. It has some highs and some lows, but that's probably due to my own interest level in some subjects over others. I really enjoy the nerdy passion that Jared Diamond writes with, and the fact that this book is pretty clearly anti-racist, and doesn't really hold back on declaring the absurdity of race based theories around domineering powers.
This book has a lot of focus on how agriculture processes and existing natural resources worked to shape which societies took power, and which didn't. Lots of history, biology, linguistics and other fun, nerdy stuff that all ties in with sociology. Despite the age of the book (originally published 1997), it holds up extremely well, and I found it both educational and endearing. It meanders slightly, but when you're trying to cover as much history and detail as he did, it's impressive that he remained fairly concise.
Good book, with a lot of potential talking points from an educational standpoint.
This book has a lot of focus on how agriculture processes and existing natural resources worked to shape which societies took power, and which didn't. Lots of history, biology, linguistics and other fun, nerdy stuff that all ties in with sociology. Despite the age of the book (originally published 1997), it holds up extremely well, and I found it both educational and endearing. It meanders slightly, but when you're trying to cover as much history and detail as he did, it's impressive that he remained fairly concise.
Good book, with a lot of potential talking points from an educational standpoint.