num_pages: 268
description: 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
language: English
title: The Columbian Exchange: Biological and Cultural Consequences of 1492
titlecomplete: The Columbian Exchange: Biological and Cultural Consequences of 1492 (Contributions in American Studies, #2)
genres: Historical, History, Anthropology, Science, Biology, Economics, Nature, American History, World History, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 1020
publisher: Greenwood