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Originally Posted by Burninator
Jared Diamond has a different take on this with his book Guns, Germs and Steel.
Most of this work deals with non-Europeans, but Diamond's thesis sheds light on why Western civilization became hegemonic: "History followed different courses for different peoples because of differences among peoples' environments, not because of biological differences among peoples themselves." Those who domesticated plants and animals early got a head start on developing writing, government, technology, weapons of war, and immunity to deadly germs... |
Yeah, I watched a few episodes on TV. PBS I think. Great series that put the kybosh to Europeans sense of superiority. I think it got started when a New Guinean asked him IIRC 'how come you got so much while we have so little'.