1493 for Young People by Charles Mann
1493 for Young People by Charles C. Mann tells the gripping story of globalization through travel, trade, colonization, and migration from its beginnings in the fifteenth century to the present. How did the lowly potato plant feed the poor across Europe and then cause the deaths of millions? How did the rubber plant enable industrialization? What is the connection between malaria, slavery, and the outcome of the American Revolution? How did the fabled silver mountain of sixteenth-century Bolivia fund economic development in the flood-prone plains of rural China and the wars of the Spanish Empire? Here is the story of how sometimes the greatest leaps also posed the greatest threats to human advancement.Mann's language is as plainspoken and clear as it is provocative, his research and erudition vast, his conclusions ones that will stimulate the critical thinking of young people. 1493 for Young People provides tools for wrestling with the most pressing issues of today, and will empower young people as they struggle with a changing world.
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 | 9781609806637 |
| ISBN 10 | 1609806638 |
| Title | 1493 for Young People |
| Author | Charles Mann |
| Series | For Young People Series |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Seven Stories Press,U.S. |
| Year published | 2016-01-26 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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