<p>Has anyone read Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond?</p>
<p>If so, can you give a short summary of what kinds of things he talks about? Like are there any recurring themes?</p>
<p>I have an assignment due tomorrow (not these questions, I have to respond to a couple of quotations).</p>
<p>Thanks :).</p>
<p>If you haven't read don't pick Guns Germs & Steel to BS on. The Pine Barrens would be a good one to pick a random quote from. So would We Wish to inform you that tomorrow....... I read those two + Guns, Germs & Steel and GGS was the hardest to write about. And I actually read it...</p>
<p>Dude which school do you go to? North or South? You never told me.</p>
<p>And I read On Liberty - which is REALLY easy to BS - and Longitudes and Attitudes - which is just really good overall.</p>
<p>South....no walls....it's a beautiful thing :)</p>
<p>I've read it.</p>
<p>It's basically answer's Yali's Question, that is (in essence) "Why do whites have so much when natives have so little?"</p>
<p>It explores many areas of technology, domesticated animals, crops, racial differences, etc. but comes to the conclusion that *the "dominance" of Asian and White societies is due to the Horizontal nature of trade, where crops, animals, etc. could live better in similar climates *. This contrasts with Africa, The Americas, etc. because (apparently) trade is done in a Vertical manner.</p>
<p>I hope that helps!</p>