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mcath_hartmann's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
This was a mind-blowing book for me when I first read it 15 years ago, but it seems outdated now. I've watched a YouTube review recently that de-bunked some of Diamond's theory from "Guns, Germs, and Steel", such as there was, in fact, technological exchange going on in the Americas and Africa despite what his geographically-driven theory claims about east-west vs. north-south orientations of Europe/Asia and Americas/Africa. I was going to give it a 3.5, but I bumped it up to 3.75 because I think it is a classic in the genre of popular anthropology. I believe it's important to get exposure to the classics, even if they contain inaccurate information and specious academic theories.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Xenophobia, Colonisation, and Racism
Moderate: Genocide
lynsea's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
Important read, classic book for environmental studies.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Colonisation
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