The Columbian Exchange

Biological and Cultural Consequences of 1492

Author: Alfred W. Crosby
ISBN: 0837172284

The best thing about this book is its overarching thesis, the concept of a Columbian exchange. This provocative device permits Crosby to shape a lot of familiar and seemingly unrelated data into a fresh synthesis. . . . The implications of this interplay between novel biological and social forces are fascinating. Journal of American History

Publisher: Greenwood Press
Publish Date: 1972

Subjects: History / General

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