TY  - BOOK
AU  - Diamond,Jared M.
TI  - Guns, germs, and steel: the fates of human societies 
SN  - 0393317552
AV  - HM206 .D48 1999
U1  - 303.4 21
PY  - 1999///
CY  - New York
PB  - W. W. Norton & Co.
KW  - Social evolution
KW  - Civilization
KW  - History
KW  - Ethnology
KW  - Human beings
KW  - Effect of environment on
KW  - Culture diffusion
KW  - Social change
KW  - sears
KW  - Human influence on nature
KW  - Human ecology
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 429-457) and index; Wilson's Public Library; Pulitzer Prize; Library Journal; Adult; Follett Library Resources; Adult; 1440L; Lexile
N2  - Traces the development of primitive societies showing why some groups advanced more rapidly than others and how this progression explains why various populations stabilize at specific phases of development while others continue to evolve
ER  -