04-24-2004, 04:00 AM
I'd just like to chime in with my endorsement for Mr. Diamond's book Guns, Germs and Steel.
I'm embarrased to admit that I'm not that heavy a reader anymore, but I had no problems ripping through this one; A very interesting read. Without falling back on Eurocentric or ablist explainations, Diamond puts forth some intersting theories about how the Europeans ended up with the technological advantage in the first place.
There is a few sections in his book about China. Not an easy task trying to understand the reasons for China's stagnation, but I think the does a relatively good job.
Cheers.
I'm embarrased to admit that I'm not that heavy a reader anymore, but I had no problems ripping through this one; A very interesting read. Without falling back on Eurocentric or ablist explainations, Diamond puts forth some intersting theories about how the Europeans ended up with the technological advantage in the first place.
There is a few sections in his book about China. Not an easy task trying to understand the reasons for China's stagnation, but I think the does a relatively good job.
Cheers.