Beyond Germs
Subtitle: Native Depopulation in North America
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Published: Aug 15, 2016
Language: eng
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780816535545
Description: "Beyond Germs challenges the "virgin soil" hypothesis that the massive depopulation of the New World was primarily caused by diseases brought by European colonists, which scholars used for decades to explain the decimation of the indigenous peoples of North America. Contributors argue that blaming germs downplays the active role of Europeans in inciting wars, destroying livelihoods, and erasing identities"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Source title: Beyond Germs: Native Depopulation in North America (Amerind Studies in Archaeology)