The Resource Guns, germs, and steel : the fates of human societies, Jared Diamond
Guns, germs, and steel : the fates of human societies, Jared Diamond
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- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 480 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780393038910
- Label
- Guns, germs, and steel : the fates of human societies
- Title
- Guns, germs, and steel
- Title remainder
- the fates of human societies
- Statement of responsibility
- Jared Diamond
- Title variation
- Guns, germs, & steel
- Subject
-
- trueSocial evolution
- Human beings -- Effect of environment on
- trueHumans -- Effect of environment on
- Social evolution
- trueAdult books for young adults
- trueCivilization -- History
- Civilization -- History
- trueCultural diffusion
- Culture diffusion
- Culture diffusion
- trueDemography
- Ethnology
- trueGeography -- History
- trueHistory Writing -- General
- Human beings -- Effect of environment on
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The author dismantles racially based theories of human history by revealing the environmental factors he feels are responsible for history's broadest patterns
- Award
-
- New York Times Notable Book, 1997
- Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, 1998.
- Royal Society General Prizes for Science Books, 1998.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 154814
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Citation source
-
- LJ Feb 1997
- PW 01/13/1997
- Kirkus Jan 1997
- NYT Bk 12/07/1997
- Choice Jun 1997
- Pub Lib Cat 11th
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Diamond, Jared M
- Dewey number
- 303.4
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HM206
- LC item number
- .D48 1997
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Social evolution
- Civilization
- Ethnology
- Human beings
- Culture diffusion
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- the fates of human societies
- Label
- Guns, germs, and steel : the fates of human societies, Jared Diamond
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 429-457) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 20560985
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 480 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780393038910
- Lccn
- 96037068
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
-
- (DLC)49100
- 96037068
- Label
- Guns, germs, and steel : the fates of human societies, Jared Diamond
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 429-457) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 20560985
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 480 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780393038910
- Lccn
- 96037068
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
-
- (DLC)49100
- 96037068
Subject
- trueSocial evolution
- Human beings -- Effect of environment on
- trueHumans -- Effect of environment on
- Social evolution
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- trueCivilization -- History
- Civilization -- History
- trueCultural diffusion
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- Ethnology
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- trueHistory Writing -- General
- Human beings -- Effect of environment on
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- trueRoyal Society Insight Investment Prize for Science Books
- truePulitzer Prize: General Nonfiction
- trueNew York Times Notable Books - Nonfiction: 1997
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