![]() ![]() One of the chief points of the book is that these disparities are due to being in the right place at the right time rather than racial superiority.Īnd over half a dozen historians at my university spoke highly of the book when I discussed it with them. Guns, Germs, and Steel is one of the most anti-racist explanations to the disparities in levels of development that there is. The claims made in that subreddit are not at all representative of the attitude my university history professors had towards Diamond's work.įurthermore the claims that the book promotes a racist outlook is absurd. Contrary to the claims made in that subreddit, Diamond's high level points have been widely influential and positively received by historians. Unsurprising that those dedicated to studying human culture weren't a fan of this framing. Guns, Germs, and Steel chiefly argued that geography was a much stronger determining factor in the development of human societies than culture. ![]() Anthropologists are dedicated to the study of human culture, which is related to but no the same as the study of human history. Bear in mind that anthropologists are not historians. ![]()
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