Re: Re: Re: guns, germs, steel

[Brad De Long <delong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I do know that Jim Blaut makes a few dismissive comments in Diamond's
> direction. Myself, I have yet to see anything in the reviews that would
> make me want to delve into his book. I first stumbled across Diamond about
> ten years ago, when reviews portrayed him as a sociobiologist in the Robert
> Ardrey mold. Here's one to give you a flavor for how he was perceived in
> the press. I am just not motivated to read these characters, who seem to be
> a subspecies of social Darwinism.

Well, you are wrong. That ain't Diamond...

Brad DeLong