| Authors: |
Diamond, Jared M.
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| Material type: |
Book |
| Subject: |
Social evolution
Civilization -- History
Ethnology
Human beings -- Effect of environment on.
Culture diffusion
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| Language: |
English |
| Publisher: |
New York : W.W. Norton, 1999. |
| Description: |
480 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
0393038912 0393317552 |
| Notes: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 429-457) and index. |
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| Diamond's book reads like a novel and answers global questions: Why is Europe rich and Africa poor?
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