quo vadis Polynesia?

[kimo55]

primitive island cultures vs. modern 'civilisation'


http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/30/books/review/30EASTERB.html?oref=login

[Glen Miyashiro]

Jared Diamond writes good books. I liked his Guns, Germs, and Steel, and I'm looking forward to getting my hands on this one.

[kimo55]

Jared Diamond writes good books. I liked his Guns, Germs, and Steel, and I'm looking forward to getting my hands on this one.

that was a good review. Inspiring to see diamond's level of journalism and i am impressed the reviewer has the presence of mind and elucidation to point out what he did, there in the nyt.

[Linkmeister]

That's Gregg Easterbrook's review, yeah? I read it, but I have a built-in bias against the guy from other stuff he's written. He's got some of the screwiest notions about science and its practitioners I've ever seen.

[kimo55]

That's Gregg Easterbrook's review, yeah? I read it, but I have a built-in bias against the guy from other stuff he's written. He's got some of the screwiest notions about science and its practitioners I've ever seen.

yes but at least he has notions.
and he's published.