![]() Societies that practised agriculture were able to generate an excess of food, allowing them to maintain greater populations and create more intricate social systems. One of the central ideas of Guns, Germs, and Steel is that cultures that domesticated plants and animals and developed agriculture were able to prosper and grow, whereas societies that did not have access to these resources were left behind. ![]() In the book, Diamond makes the case that cultures in regions with plenty of resources and favourable climates were better equipped to improve their political, economic, and technological systems than those in less favourable conditions. Guns, Germs, and Steel is a Pulitzer Prize-winning book by geographer Jared Diamond that examines the causes of disparities in power, technology, and progress across human nations. ![]() *Cover of the first edition, featuring the painting Pizarro seizing the Inca of Peru by John Everett Millais. ![]() Jared Diamond, Guns, Germs, and Steel The Fates of Human Societies. ![]()
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