1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created

1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus CreatedA deeply engaging new history of how European settlements in the post Colombian Americas shaped the world, from the bestselling author of 1491. 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

A deeply engaging new history of how European settlements in the post-Colombian Americas shaped the world, from the bestselling author of 1491.

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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 07/24/2012
ISBN: 9780307278241
Pages: 720
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.20w x 1.50d

Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 08/19/2012 pg. 24
Christian Century 12/12/2012 pg. 22