>Just read this whole discussion. This isn't a topic I've
>read much on, can anybody give me a recomendation of books
>discussing this idea, other than guns germs and steel, I got
>that.

"Civilization or Barbarism?" by Cheikh Anta Diop
"Ishmael" by Daniel Quinn
"How Europe Underdeveloped Africa" by Walter Rodney
"Culture and Imperialism" by Edward Said

Some movies to see:
"Shogun"
"The Mission"