Errington and Gewertz think that Diamond misunderstood what New Guineans really wanted from Westerners when he interpreted the meaning of Yali's question. What did Diamond think Yali's question about cargo meant, and what do Errington and Gewertz think that Yali really meant?

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Cloe Cantrell

7 April, 00:13

Errington and Gewertz think that Diamond misunderstood what New Guineans really wanted from Westerners when he interpreted the meaning of Yali's question. What did Diamond think Yali's question about cargo meant, and what do Errington and Gewertz think that Yali really meant?

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Gage Mclean · Answer 1

1) By "cargo," Diamond felt that Yali meant "material goods, the trappings of technology, "ranging from steel axes, matches, and medicines to clothing, soft drinks, and umbrellas." He saw it as a discussion of the lack of equality in the world and a question of why development occurred at such different rates in different places.

2) Errington and Gewertz believed that Diamond misunderstood Yali's question about cargo because he interpreted it to be a question about technology and goods. However, Errington and Gewertz believed that what Yali really meant about it, was a question about relationships and social structure.

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The answers were found in the book titled "Guns, Gems and Steel" by Jared Diamond