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Jared Diamond

Upheaval by Jared Diamond

May 1, 2023 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

“At one or more times in our personal lives, most of us undergo a personal upheaval or crisis, which may or may not get resolved through our making personal changes.” This historical analysis of “upheaval” comes from Jared Diamond, of Guns, Germs, and Steel. I have to imagine that this book like many of his previous books comes with some controversy and inborn disagreement because of the very nature of his approach. The approach here is to use the concept of “upheaval” which generally means […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Jared Diamond

vel veeter's CBR15 Review No:275 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Jared Diamond ·
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Guns, Germs, and Steel – Jared Diamond (1997)

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond

April 26, 2021 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

The criticism over this book seems both fair and even a little obvious at times. It ranges from “this book goes too far” to “this book doesn’t go to far enough!” The book purports to discuss why some societies fail and others succeed. Diamond mostly looks at the specific factors related to resources, weather, and other features geographically to determine some of the commonalities among societies experiencing certain levels of success. It’s fascinating in a lot of ways, but severely limited in others. For me, […]

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Jared Diamond

vel veeter's CBR13 Review No:192 · Genres: History · Tags: Jared Diamond ·
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