tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967806610957360397.post6946618666211565947..comments2023-09-29T00:18:58.055-07:00Comments on Marshall Ryan Maresca: Edits and Research and Maps, Oh my!Marshall Ryan Marescahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06259367667777920728noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967806610957360397.post-88538963614053494532014-07-14T15:17:57.688-07:002014-07-14T15:17:57.688-07:00Well, if you're using these books as a referen...Well, if you're using these books as a reference for worldbuilding, to a degree you're removing the eurocentrism out of it, since you're removing the Europe. <br /><br />I think his theories give a lot of food for thought about why one culture might advance in technology or social order, and how that could lead to one culture exerting dominance over another. Marshall Ryan Marescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06259367667777920728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967806610957360397.post-11985795424378918192014-07-14T12:56:57.902-07:002014-07-14T12:56:57.902-07:00Diamond is really, really iffy in terms of referen...Diamond is really, really iffy in terms of reference material - he's a great writer, but a lot of his claims end up being deeply Eurocentric or come from the Department of I Pulled This Out of My Ass. I've got GG&S and Collapse, enjoyed them immensely, but I wouldn't use them as reference material.Jim Haguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02920458919259568580noreply@blogger.com