Guns, Germs, and Steel - Revisiting a Classic

In 1997, biologist Jared Diamond wrote a nonfiction book that won numerous awards and became a classic reference on the evolution of human civilizations. Does it deserve all the accolades? Or did ideology influence Diamond’s conclusions?
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[@arlysholloway3654]

You mean we aren't part alien? We'll that's disappointing.

[@steampunkdesperado8999]

Agreed! I was hoping for Martian.

[@alecfoster4413]

A classic? It was whiny, sophomoric tripe trying to resurrect the myth of the "noble savage". Sadly, most cultural anthropology is like that. Absolutely ideologically driven.

[@steampunkdesperado8999]

I understand where you're coming from. "Classic" doesn't doesn't mean I agree with all or even most of Diamond's positions. But the presence of study guides on Amazon must mean college courses are assigning it. Thus, classic is the sense that people are still reading and talking about it. Ideological? Definitely!