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That’s not exactly something one hears every day in the Sackler Museum. But last Friday evening, however, it was the subject of an academic analysis by Jared M. Diamond ’58, the 1998 Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs and Steel...
...that revolutionary tome, Diamond attempts to explain why it was the West that won—or why it is European economic and political structures that dominate the world today, as opposed to those of Africa, Oceania or the Americas...
...Diamond contends that the history of humanity unfolded around the globe as it did not because of inherent cultural or racial differences, but due to geography. In a meticulously substantiated argument, he suggests that both Europeans and Asians rose to dominance due to their abundance of plants and animals suitable for domestication, and that the east-west orientation of the continent facilitated the spread of such animals and crops between societies...
TAKE ME TO FUNKYTOWN Left to right: Chiffon trousers and top by Giorgio Armani; chiffon dress by Gianfranco Ferre; scarf by Giorgio Armani; vintage jewelry from Boucheron's Talitha Roman collection; caftan by Pucci; vintage gold, diamond and pearl necklace by Cartier; chiffon top by Christian Dior; pants by Chanel; vintage gold tiger's-eye diamond bracelet by Boucheron. On table: Venetian-glass-beaded bag by Bottega Veneta; beaded bag by Giorgio Armani...
...President called today for the elimination of all taxes on top hats, spats and diamond-studded walking sticks--which he says will save the average American family more than $1,000 a year while creating millions of new jobs...