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Guns, Germs, and Steel
Jared Diamond (1997)

█ Derives right axioms from history, but
█ fails to apply them to today. Patterns
█ described persist, except technology
█ shrank distances and eroded diffusion
█ barriers. AIDS scare, over- & underes-
█ timation of Japanese & Chinese econo-
█ mies respectively zeitgeisty. Differs
█ from scholars of similar repute by
█ calling MENA people "White", the Coran
█ "a pillar of Western Civilisation".
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