1491 : The Americas Before Columbus
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1862078769
ISBN-13
9781862078765
Publisher
Granta Books
Imprint
Granta Books
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 6th, 2006
Print length
576 Pages
Weight
328 grams
Dimensions
19.70 x 13.00 x 3.20 cms
Product Classification:
History of the AmericasEarly history: c 500 to c 1450/1500HistoryHistory of the Americas
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It was believed that in 1491, the year before Columbus landed, the Americas were a near-pristine wilderness inhabited by small roaming bands of indigenous people. Here, Charles Mann provides a new, fascinating and iconoclastic account of the Americas before Columbus.
Up until very recently it was believed that in 1491, the year before Columbus landed, the Americas, one-third of the earth''s surface, were a near-pristine wilderness inhabited by small roaming bands of indigenous people. But recently unexpected discoveries have dramatically changed our understanding of Indian life. Many scholars now argue that the Indians were much more numerous, were in the Americas for far longer and had far more ecological impact on the land than previously believed. This knowledge has enormous implications for today''s environmental disputes, yet little has filtered into textbooks and even less into public awareness. Mann brings together all of the latest research, and the results of his own travels throughout North and South America, to provide a new, fascinating and iconoclastic account of the Americas before Columbus.
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