1493 : how Europe's discovery of the Americas revolutionized trade, ecology and life on Earth
Mann, Charles C.2011
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This is an account of history's biggest ecological invasion, when Europe and the Americas collided for the first time in millennia. The book explores how many historians believe that this collision of ecosystems and cultures - the Columbian Exchange - was the most consequential event in human history since the Neolithic Revolution.
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London : Granta, 2011.
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xix, 535 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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9781847080493 (hbk)
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909.4909.4
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English
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1368151
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