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Jared diamond has his own website which has a section dedicated to this book and its basic background information. He is a member of the national academy of sciences, he has won the british rhone poulenc science book prize for his books, in 1992 for the rise and fall of the third chimpanzee and in 1998 for guns, germs and steel. Now in a revised edition with a new afterword, jared diamond s collapse uncovers the secret behind why some societies flourish, while others founder and what this. Now in a revised edition with a new afterword, jared diamond s collapse uncovers the secret behind why some societies flourish, while others founder and what this means for our future. In jared diamonds followup to the pulitzerprize winning guns, germs and steel, the author explores how climate change, the population explosion and political discord create the conditions for the collapse of civilization. Guns, germs, and steel no scientist brings more experience from the laboratory and field, none thinks more deeply about social issues or addresses them with greater clar ity, than jared diamond as illustrated by guns, germs, and steel. In jared diamonds followup to the pulitzerprize winning guns, germs and steel, the. Environmental damage, climate change, globalization, rapid population growth.
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