Jared Diamond | Guns, Germs and Steel | Books to read

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond argues global inequality stems from geography, not racial superiority. Eurasia’s east–west axis, domesticable species, and dense populations fostered agriculture, technology, and disease resistance.

These advantages produced guns, germs, and steel, enabling conquest and domination. Thus, environmental factors, rather than innate human differences, shaped the uneven development of civilizations worldwide over time globally everywhere.