Guns Germs & Steel
S1 · E1IMDB:
6.4
Released
7/11/2005
Duration
1h 0m
Genre
Documentary, War & Politics
Country
United Kingdom
Cast
Jared Diamond, Peter Coyote
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.
Guns Germs & Steel
Season 1 · Episode 1IMDB:
6.4Released
7/11/2005
Genre
Documentary, War & Politics
Cast
Jared Diamond, Peter Coyote
Duration
1h 0m
Country
United Kingdom
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.
Episodes
EP 1AvailableOut of Eden
Jared Diamond’s journey of discovery began on the island of Papua New Guinea
Out of Eden
Jared Diamond’s journey of discovery began on the island of Papua New Guinea
EP 2AvailableConquest
On November 15th 1532, 168 Spanish conquistadors arrive in the holy city of Cajamarca, at the heart of the Inca Empire, in Peru. They are exhausted, outnumbered and terrified – ahead of them are camped 80,000 Inca troops and the entourage of the Emperor himself. Yet, within just 24 hours, more than 7,000 Inca warriors lie slaughtered; the Emperor languishes in chains; and the victorious Europeans begin a reign of colonial terror which will sweep through the entire American continent.
Conquest
On November 15th 1532, 168 Spanish conquistadors arrive in the holy city of Cajamarca, at the heart of the Inca Empire, in Peru. They are exhausted, outnumbered and terrified – ahead of them are camped 80,000 Inca troops and the entourage of the Emperor himself. Yet, within just 24 hours, more than 7,000 Inca warriors lie slaughtered; the Emperor languishes in chains; and the victorious Europeans begin a reign of colonial terror which will sweep through the entire American continent.
EP 3AvailableInto the Tropics
So far, Jared Diamond has demonstrated how geography favoured one group of people – Europeans – endowing them with agents of conquest ahead of their rivals around the world.
Into the Tropics
So far, Jared Diamond has demonstrated how geography favoured one group of people – Europeans – endowing them with agents of conquest ahead of their rivals around the world.
Cast
Self
Jared Diamond
Narrator (voice)
