Guns, Germs, And Steel
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,...
| Corporate Author: | Lion Television Ltd., National Geographic Television & Film., National Geographic Society (U.S.) |
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| Other Authors: | Lambert, Tim. (Producer, Director), Harrison, Cassian. (Producer, Director), Coyote, Peter. (Narrator), Diamond, Jared M. |
| Format: | Videos DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[United States] :
National Geographic,
[2005]
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| Summary: |
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. |
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| Item Description: |
Videodisc release of a 2004 television program. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book. Special features: Interactive maps; timelines; photo gallery. |
| Physical Description: |
2 videodiscs (165 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: |
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital. |
| Audience: |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Production Credits: |
Editor, James Gold, Simon Greenwood ; cinematography, Pieter de Vries, Steve Gray ; music, Moving Image Music ; narrator, Peter Coyote. |
| ISBN: |
0792292553 9780792292555 |