Guns, Germs and Steel
Those who haven’t been reading my other blog, Savage Minds, have been missing the huge debate that arose about a couple of posts we wrote on Jared Diamond’s book, Guns, Germs and Steel. If you want to follow the debate in its entirety, you should start on this page; but with over 90 comments and counting, as well as several threads on other blogs, you might feel a bit overwhelmed. Fortunately, those who want a quick overview of the debate so-far, can now read this excellent write-up by Scott Jaschik at Inside Higher Ed.
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Summer anthroblog round-up
(Post in progress)
Here a short summary of some stories published during the summer break:
Most discussed: Jared Diamond’s book “Guns, Germs and Steel” and the reasons for differences in progress for different societies
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[…] Following are blog references to “Guns, Germs, and Steel,” by Jared Diamond:Blog: Crooked TimberBy HenrySunday, January 30Text: .
An anthropologist and documentary filmmaker, 
series itself, including one post about the debate, which started at Savage Minds. For anyone who wants to catch up or find out what all the uproar was about and what started it, Inside Higher Ed has a great piece on the debate’s short history (thanks Kerim ). Previously on Nomadic Thoughts: More on the Guns, Germs, and Steel Special on PBS GG&S Episode One Review GG&S Episode Two Review My psuedo-interview with Jared Diamond Guns, Germs and Steel: Final Review and Analysis