Guns, Germs, and Steel

Summary

Guns, Germs, and Steel is a written work^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Guns, Germs, and Steel authored Jared Diamond^[3].
• Guns, Germs, and Steel received the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction^[4].
• Guns, Germs, and Steel's instance of is recorded as written work^[5].
• Guns, Germs, and Steel was published by W. W. Norton & Company^[6].
• Guns, Germs, and Steel's genre is essay^[7].
• Guns, Germs, and Steel followed Why Is Sex Fun?^[8].
• Guns, Germs, and Steel was followed by Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed^[9].
• Guns, Germs, and Steel's depicts is recorded as Jared Diamond^[10].
• Guns, Germs, and Steel's language of work or name is recorded as English^[11].
• Guns, Germs, and Steel's country of origin is recorded as United States^[12].
• Guns, Germs, and Steel was published on January 1, 1997^[13].
• Guns, Germs, and Steel's has edition or translation is recorded as Guns, Germs, and Steel^[14].
• Guns, Germs, and Steel's has edition or translation is recorded as Q99240467^[15].
• Guns, Germs, and Steel's main subject is geography^[16].
• Guns, Germs, and Steel's main subject is history^[17].
• Guns, Germs, and Steel's described by source is recorded as The WEIRDest People in the World^[18].
• Guns, Germs, and Steel's described by source is recorded as The Dawn of Everything^[19].
• Guns, Germs, and Steel's nominated for is recorded as Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction^[20].
• Guns, Germs, and Steel's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Guns, Germs, and Steel'}^[21].
• Guns, Germs, and Steel's subtitle is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Fates of Human Societies'}^[22].
• Guns, Germs, and Steel's subtitle is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'A Short History of Everybody for the Last 13,000 Years'}^[23].
• Guns, Germs, and Steel's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'A suitable starting point from which to compare historical developments on the different continents is around 11,000 B.C.'}^[24].

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Designation and Status

Guns, Germs, and Steel's instance of is recorded as written work^[5].

Why It Matters

Guns, Germs, and Steel has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]

FAQs

What awards did Guns, Germs, and Steel receive?

Honors received include Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction^[4].