Where can I watch Guns Germs and Steel documentary?

Prime Video
Guns, Germs and Steel, a history series is available to stream now. Watch it on Prime Video on your Roku device.

What is the main idea of Guns Germs and Steel?

Diamond’s main theme in Guns, Germs, and Steel is that the advantage of one society over another is not based on race or intelligence as some historians have claimed but instead on geography. Certain favorable aspects of local geography allow a group of people who live in that area to more easily produce food.

Why did you call your documentary Guns Germs and Steel?

Title. The book’s title is a reference to the means by which farm-based societies conquered populations and maintained dominance though sometimes being vastly outnumbered, so that imperialism was enabled by guns, germs, and steel.

What is Jared Diamond’s highly original theory?

These are questions that fascinate Professor Jared Diamond. He is on a quest to understand the roots of power, searching for clues in the most unlikely places. He’s developed a highly original theory that what separates the winners from the losers is the land itself – geography.

What was Jared Diamond’s thesis?

Jared Diamond, a professor of geography at the University of California, Los Angeles, wrote a thesis which attempts to describe why European or Eurasian countries seemed to dominate in the 17th century. His Thesis tries to describe why Eurasian civilizations have stayed afloat and conquered over other countries.

What are Mcneill’s main critiques of Diamond’s argument in Guns, Germs, and Steel?

The book has raised much controversy, and many leading scholars disagree with Diamond’s approach. The main criticism against this book is that it neglects the impact of human agency and overemphasizes the role of geography.

Is Jared Diamond’s theory correct?

Those were as accurate as possible when the book was written, and are not substantially different in 2020, even if some data has changed. However the main theory advertised by the book remains is based on environmental determinism, which is not an objective way to approach history.