The book won the Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction in 1998.Ĭentral to Diamond's thesis is the argument that geographical and cultural-political differences set one civilization apart from others, by making one resistant to endemic disease or nurturing technological innovation. If Sapiens talks about the whole species, Guns, Germs, and Steel discusses how European and North African civilizations managed to conquer others in the last few centuries. "A book of big questions, and big answers," said Harari. A must-read for politicians of all species!" said Harari.ģ. Probably the most funny science book I have ever read.
"It completely changed my view of chimpanzees and Homo sapiens alike. The book, narrating the political struggles within a chimpanzee band over a period of three years, 1976-1978, is not only significant for primatology but also for political and social sciences. Chimpanzee Politics, published in 1982, is a result of his observation on the social life of the primates. As a Dutch primatologist and ethologist, de Wall spent six years in a chimpanzee colony at the Arnhem Zoo, Netherlands.
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