Guns, Germs, and Steel
1997 essay by Jared Diamond
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Summary
Guns, Germs, and Steel is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 0.7% of written work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,712 views/month, #45 of 6,426).[2]
Key Facts
- Author: Jared Diamond[3]
- Award received: Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction[4]
- Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company[5]
- Genre: essay[6]
- Follows: Why Is Sex Fun?[7]
- Followed by: Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed[8]
- Depicts: Jared Diamond[9]
- Language of work or name: English[10]
- Country of origin: United States[11]
- Publication date: January 1, 1997[12]
- Has edition or translation: Guns, Germs, and Steel[13], Q99240467[14]
- Main subject: geography[15], history[16]
- Described by source: The WEIRDest People in the World[17], The Dawn of Everything[18]
- Nominated for: Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction[19]
- Title: Guns, Germs, and Steel[20]
- Subtitle: The Fates of Human Societies[21], A Short History of Everybody for the Last 13,000 Years[22]
- First line: A suitable starting point from which to compare historical developments on the different continents is around 11,000 B.C.[23]
Why It Matters
Guns, Germs, and Steel has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 37 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].