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050	1	4	_aHM856 _b.D48 2003
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100	1		_aDiamond, Jared M. _0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79147898
245	1	0	_aGuns, germs, and steel : _bthe fates of human societies / _cJared Diamond.
264		1	_aNew York : _bW.W. Norton, _c[2003]
264		4	_c℗♭1999
300			_a494 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : _billustrations, maps ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
500			_a"With a new afterword about the modern world."--Cover.
500			_aIncludes "Reading group guide."--Page [495-496].
520			_aThis book traces the development of primitive societies, showing why some groups advanced more rapidly than others and how this progression explains why various populations stabilize at specific phases of development while others continue to evolve.
650		0	_aSocial evolution. _0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85123940
650		0	_aCivilization _xHistory. _0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85026424
650		0	_aEthnology. _0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045198
650		0	_aHuman beings _xEffect of environment on. _0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85080298
650		0	_aCulture diffusion. _0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85034760
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