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Profits, Prophets, Coaches and Kings Undermines Jared Diamond's Case for Individual Agency

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Profits, Prophets, Coaches and Kings Undermines Jared Diamond's Case for Individual Agency

Diamond leans on a self-styled 'Hamlet test' and natural experiments but misapplies evidence, ignores specialists and draws overconfident conclusions.

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