The Columbian exchange : biological and cultural consequences of 1492 /
Crosby, Alfred W.
The Columbian exchange : biological and cultural consequences of 1492 / Alfred W. Crosby, Jr. ; forewords by J.R. McNeill and Otto von Mering. - 30th anniversary ed. - Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2003. - 283 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-276) and index.
The contrasts -- Conquistador y pestilencia -- Old World plants and animals in the New World -- The early history of syphilis : a reappraisal -- New World foods and Old World demography -- The Columbian exchange continues.
Thirty years ago, Alfred Crosby published a small work that stressed a simple point - that the most important changes brought on by the voyages of Columbus were not social or political, but biological in nature. This 30th anniversary edition includes a new preface from the author.
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Indians--Diseases.
Indians--Agriculture.
Medical geography--History.
Biogeography.
Communicable Diseases--history.
History.
Indians, North American--history.
Plants, Edible--history.
Biogeography.
Indians--Agriculture.
Indians--Diseases.
Medical geography.
History.
614.497 Ja Cro
The Columbian exchange : biological and cultural consequences of 1492 / Alfred W. Crosby, Jr. ; forewords by J.R. McNeill and Otto von Mering. - 30th anniversary ed. - Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2003. - 283 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-276) and index.
The contrasts -- Conquistador y pestilencia -- Old World plants and animals in the New World -- The early history of syphilis : a reappraisal -- New World foods and Old World demography -- The Columbian exchange continues.
Thirty years ago, Alfred Crosby published a small work that stressed a simple point - that the most important changes brought on by the voyages of Columbus were not social or political, but biological in nature. This 30th anniversary edition includes a new preface from the author.
0275980731 9780275980733 0275980928 9780275980924
2003042858
Indians--Diseases.
Indians--Agriculture.
Medical geography--History.
Biogeography.
Communicable Diseases--history.
History.
Indians, North American--history.
Plants, Edible--history.
Biogeography.
Indians--Agriculture.
Indians--Diseases.
Medical geography.
History.
614.497 Ja Cro