Fates of Nations

The Fates of Nations
Author Paul A. Colinvaux
Country United States
Language English
Subject Social evolution, history of civilization, ethnology, human effects on the environment, cultural diffusion, military history, human ecology, niche(ecology)
Publisher Simon & Schuster
Publication date
August 18, 1980
Media type Hardcover, Paperback
Pages 383 pages
ISBN 0-671-25204-6
OCLC 6143975
901
LC Class D16.9 .C597

The Fates of Nations: A Biological Theory of History is a 1980 book by Paul Colinvaux, professor of ecology at Ohio State University.

The book is a theory of history from an ecologist's perspective, arguing that the fundamental structure and constraints of human breeding habits can explain much of the ebb and flow of human history. Published 17 years before Guns, Germs, and Steel (and now out of print), it is broader in scope and more politically incorrect, dealing with and explaining such issues as the prevalence of infanticide throughout human history, and the rise of religion. Some major points:

References

  1. Paul A. Colinvaux, The Fates of Nations: A Biological Theory of History. Simon & Schuster, August 1980. ISBN 0-671-25204-6
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