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"Guns, Germs, and Steel" is a good book, really enjoyable read. But speaking to historian friends of mine has given me the impression that it's not highly regar
by Folcon 5y ago
"Guns, Germs, and Steel" is a good book, really enjoyable read. But speaking to historian friends of mine has given me the impression that it's not highly regarded in those circles.
Unfortunately I can't give any criticisms beyond that because it has been a long time since I had those discussions and the details just don't come to mind, so I guess really what I'm saying is though it's a popular and enjoyable read, perhaps take the narrative it gives with a pinch of salt, perhaps dig into the current historical perspective and see where it differs?
- escape_goat 5y agoOne of the remaining gems within my reddit horizons is the /r/AskHistorians subreddit, which maintains an FAQ that (amongst many other things) contains a plethora of academic responses to GGS. I have included below a link to the top and presumably most comprehensive response [1] for those who are interested. [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2mkcc3/how_do_modern_historians_and_history/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2mkcc3/how_d...
- Folcon 5y agoI didn't know about this! Thanks for bringing it up :)...
- COGlory 5y agoBrett Deveraux touches on this here: https://acoup.blog/2021/05/28/collections-teaching-paradox-europa-universalis-iv-part-iv-why-europe/ https://acoup.blog/2021/05/28/collections-teaching-paradox-e...