Tuesday, June 24, 2008

The Columbian exchange: biological and cultural consequences of 1492

Author: Crosby, Alfred W.

Title: The Columbian exchange: biological and cultural consequences of 1492

Published: Westport: Greenwood, 1973

Description: xv, 268 p. :ill. ; 22 cm.

Bibliography: p. 222-260

Note: Foreword by Otto von Mering

Subject(s):
  • Indians -- Diseases
  • Indians -- Agriculture
  • Medical geography -- History
  • Biogeography

Review(s):

  • The Colonial Era. By: Demos, John. American Heritage, Nov/Dec2004, Vol. 55 Issue 6, p24-26
  • The Colombian Exchange (Book Review). By: Barry Jr., Edward E.. American Historical Review, Feb75, Vol. 80 Issue 1, p67
  • Conceptualizing the Real: Environmental History and American Studies. By: Rothman, Hal. American Quarterly, Sep2002, Vol. 54 Issue 3, p485

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