1493 by Charles C Mann

1493 by Charles C Mann

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A deeply engaging history of how European settlements in the post-Colombian Americas shaped the world--from the highly acclaimed author of 1491. - Fascinating...Lively...A convincing explanation of why our world is the way it is. --The New York Times Book Review

Presenting the latest research by biologists, anthropologists, archaeologists, and historians, Mann shows how the post-Columbian network of ecological and economic exchange fostered the rise of Europe, devastated imperial China, convulsed Africa, and for two centuries made Mexico City--where Asia, Europe, and the new frontier of the Americas dynamically interacted--the center of the world. In this history, Mann uncovers the germ of today's fiercest political disputes, from immigration to trade policy to culture wars. In 1493, Mann has again given readers an eye-opening scientific interpretation of our past, unequaled in its authority and fascination.

Mann has published four prior books, including Noah's Choice: The Future of Endangered Species and The Second Creation, and is a correspondent for Science and The Atlantic Monthly. He has received prizes from the American Bar Association, the Margaret Sanger Foundation, the American Institute of Physics, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, among others. Sloan Foundation, for example. His work was chosen for inclusion in The Best American Science Writing 2003 and The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2003 anthologies. He resides in Amherst, Massachusetts, with his wife and children.

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ISBN 13	9780307265722
ISBN 10	0307265722
Title	1493
Author	Charles C Mann
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2011-08-09
Number of pages	560
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