Jared Diamond

James A. Robinson

Professor of Geography Jared Diamond

This book consists of eight comparative studies drawn from history, archeology, economics, economic history, geography, and political science. The studies cover a spectrum of approaches, ranging from a non-quantitative narrative style in the early chapters to quantitative statistical analyses in the later chapters. The studies range from a simple two-way comparison of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, which share the island of Hispaniola, to comparisons of 81 Pacific islands and 233 areas of India. The societies discussed are contemporary ones, literate societies of recent centuries, and non-literate past societies. Geographically, they include the United States, Mexico, Brazil, western Europe, tropical Africa, India, Siberia, Australia, New Zealand, andother Pacific islands.

Natural Experiments of History

Jared M. Diamond

red Diamond

A study of the downfall of some of history's greatest civilizations discusses the Anasazi, the Maya, and the Viking colony on Greenland, tracing patterns of environmental damage, poor political choices, and other factors in their demise.

How Societies Choose to Fail Or Succeed

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A renowned scientist examines the less than two percent of human genes that distinguish us from chimpanzees and that link human behaviors--such as genocide, drug addiction, and the extermination of other species--to our animal predecessors

The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal

The Third Chimpanzee

A pluralistic approach to community ecology.

Community Ecology

Robert H. MacArthur

Martin L. Cody

The evolution of species abundance and diversity; Competitive strategies of resource allocation; Community structure; Outlook.

Professor of Geography Jared Diamond

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