Diamond, Jared

Guns, Germs and Steel : A Short History of Everbody for the Last 13000 Years

A study of how Europe and the Near East became the cradles of modern society, eventually giving rise to capitalism and science, the dominant forces in today's world - and why, until more recent times, Africa, Australasia and the Americas lagged behind in both technological sophistication and political and military power. 32 illus