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Guns, Germs and Steel. Actually, any well researched history book. View on the world gets changed drastically, and usually for better.
by achow 6y ago
Guns, Germs and Steel.
Actually, any well researched history book. View on the world gets changed drastically, and usually for better.
- skilesare 6y agoAnd potentially misfocused. Read The Beginning of Infinity by David Deutsch for a counter point.
- pas 6y agoAnyone reading the book should keep in mind the basic problems with it: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/wiki/historians_views#wiki_historians.27_views_of_jared_diamond.27s_.22guns.2C_germs.2C_and_steel.22 https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/wiki/historians_views...
- tryptophan 6y ago'Why nations fail' is about the same subject and much better supported, incase you are interested.
- james_s_tayler 6y agoThe opening chapter is even a direct challenge to Diamonds book! The rest is a really wild ride through history. Fascinating read.