An annotated version of jared diamonds 1995 article. Penguin group canada, 90 eglinton avenue east, suite 700, toronto, ontario m4p 2y3, canada. Easter s end in just a few centuries, the people of easter island wiped out their forest, drove their plants and animals to extinction, and saw their complex society spiral into chaos and cannibalism. Twilight at easter 79 the quarrys mysteries easter s geography and history people and food chiefs, clans, and commoners platforms and. In this pulitzer prizewinning book, jared diamond argues that both geography.
Adapted from jared diamond, easter s end, discover, august 1995, 168, pp. At that point, all he could see was the brown grass that would have been present at the end of the islands summer months. Americas, the end of the pleistocene era and last ice age, and the start of what. County in collaboration with jared diamond pdf archive. Opposite paths to success 277 bottom up, top down v new guinea highlands v tikopia v. Whatever i work on for the rest of my life, i can never work on questions as fascinating as the questions. In the prologue, jared diamond summarizes his methodology in one paragraph. Read jared diamond with me, part 2 bill gates gates notes. And with a bow and arrow, theres no certainty of how the hunt will end. Describe several factors that contributed to the extinction of trees on the island. This engine and its tracks of steel will carry jared diamond through the story of africa.
Viking published by the penguin group penguin group usa inc. After he landed on the island, meet the people and received ample food and gifts, he wrote. Was this the end of european guns, germs and steel in africa. The article describes the former abundance of trees and forests on easter island. Among all such vanished civilizations, that of the former polynesian society on easter island remains unsurpassed in mystery and isolation. Jared mason diamond born september 10, 1937 is an american geographer, historian, anthropologist, and author best known for his popular science books. Wilson, pellegrino university professor, harvard university. Introduction to the end deforestation soil and turf damage. An annotated version of jared diamond s 1995 article easter s end part i. Norse greenlands end 248 introduction to the end v deforestation soil and turf damage v the inuits predecessors v inuit subsistence v inuitnorse relations the end v ultimate causes of the end chapter 9.
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