Guns, Germs, and Steel
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Videodisc release of a 2004 television program.
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book.
Special features: Interactive maps; timelines; photo gallery.
Disc. 1. episode 1. Out of Eden / produced & directed by Tim Lambert ; ep. 2. Conquest / produced & directed by Tim Lambert -- Disc 2. ep. 3. Into the tropics / director, Cassian Harrison ; special features.
Host and consultant, Jared Diamond.
An epic detective story that offers a gripping expose on why the world is so unequal. Professor Jared Diamond traveled the globe for over 30 years trying to answer this question. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book. Why did Eurasians conquer, displace, or decimate Native Americans, Australians, and Africans, instead of the reverse? Diamond dismantles racially based theories of human history by revealing the environmental factors actually responsible for history's broadest patterns.
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital.
Contents: Guns, germs, and steel.
COMMUNITY REVIEWS
Very interesting! submitted by Margaretta on July 25, 2011, 12:08pm Very interesting!
Fascinating History submitted by timdufresne on July 18, 2018, 5:03pm Great dive into the ideas behind this great book.
Guns, Germs, and Steel. submitted by yufamily on June 28, 2023, 1:12pm An interesting look at the inequality of wealth around the world. No Closed caption.
LANGUAGE OPTIONS
Closed-captioned.
PUBLISHED
[United States] : National Geographic, [2005]
Year Published: 2005
Description: 2 videodiscs (165 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0792292553 :
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Diamond, Jared M.
Lambert, Tim.
Harrison, Cassian.
Coyote, Peter.
Lion Television Ltd.
National Geographic Television & Film.
National Geographic Society (U.S.)
SUBJECTS
Social evolution.
Civilization -- History.
Ethnology.
Human beings -- Effect of environment on.
Ecology -- Effect of human beings on.
Culture diffusion.
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.