Germs, seeds & animals : studies in ecological history / Alfred W. Crosby.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crosby, Alfred W.

Series:

Sources and studies in world history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human ecology--History.

Human ecology.

History.

Epidemics--History.

Epidemics.

Europeans--Migrations.

Europeans.

Imperialism--History.

Imperialism.

Human geography.

Biogeography.

Physical Description:

xvi, 214 pages ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Germs, seeds, and animals.

Place of Publication:

Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, [1994]

Summary:

"Fascinating, and packed with details ... an important and still neglected aspect of post-Columbian history". -- Habitat

Contents:

1 The Columbian Voyages, the Columbian Exchange

2 Ecological Imperialism: The Overseas Migration of Western of Europeans as a Biological Phenomenon

3 The Biological Metamorphosis of the Americas

4 The British Empire as a Product of Continental Drift

5 Infectious Disease and the Demography of the Atlantic Peoples

6 Virgin Soil Epidemics as a Factor in the Aboriginal Depopulation of America

7 God...Would Destroy Them, and Give Their Country to Another people

8 Hawaiian Depopulation as a Model for the Amerindian Experience

9 The Demographic Effect of American Crops in Europe

10 Demography, Maize, Land, and the American Character

11 Reassessing 1492

12 Life (with All Its Problems) in Space.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1563242494

1563242508

OCLC:

28066786