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Guns Germs & Steel

Guns Germs & Steel

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Overview

A PBS documentary concerning Jared Diamond's theory on why there is such disparity between those who have advanced technology and those who still live primitively. He argues it is due to the acquisition of guns and steel and the changes brought about by germs.

NetworksPBS

Top Cast

Jared Diamond

Jared Diamond

Self

Peter Coyote

Peter Coyote

Narrator (voice)

Themes & Keywords

miniseries

About Guns Germs & Steel

Guns Germs & Steel is a documentary, war & politics series that first aired in 2005 exploring themes of miniseries. it stars Jared Diamond, Peter Coyote. A PBS documentary concerning Jared Diamond's theory on why there is such disparity between those who have advanced technology and those who still live primitively. He argues it is due to the acquisition of guns and steel and the changes brought about by germs.

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