{"product_id":"1493-uncovering-the-new-world-columbus-created-by-charles-c-mann","title":"1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created by Charles C Mann","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - A deeply engaging history of how European settlements in the post-Colombian Americas shaped the world--from the highly acclaimed author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e1491\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\"Fascinating...Lively...A convincing explanation of why our world is the way it is.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePresenting the latest research by biologists, anthropologists, archaeologists, and historians, Mann shows how the post-Columbian network of ecological and economic exchange fostered the rise of Europe, devastated imperial China, convulsed Africa, and for two centuries made Mexico City--where Asia, Europe, and the new frontier of the Americas dynamically interacted--the center of the world. In this history, Mann uncovers the germ of today's fiercest political disputes, from immigration to trade policy to culture wars. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e1493\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Mann has again given readers an eye-opening scientific interpretation of our past, unequaled in its authority and fascination.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNotable Book - A\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMagazine Best Book of the Year - A\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Fascinating ... Lively ... A convincing explanation of why our world is the way it is.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Even the wisest readers will find many surprises here.... Like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e1491\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Mann's sequel will change worldviews.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Exemplary in its union of meaningful fact with good storytelling, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e1493\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ranges across continents and centuries to explain how the world we inhabit came to be.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Engaging ... Mann deftly illuminates contradictions on a human scale: the blind violence and terror at Jamestown, the cruel exploitation of labor in the silver mines of Bolivia, the awe felt by Europeans upon first seeing a rubber ball bounce.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Revelatory.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e--Lev Grossman, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Magazine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Compelling and eye-opening.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Top 100 Books of 2011\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A book to celebrate.... A bracingly persuasive counternarrative to the prevailing mythology about the historical significance of the 'discovery' of America ... \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e1493\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is rich in detail, analytically expansive and impossible to summarize ... [Mann's book] deserves a prominent place among that very rare class of books that can make a difference in how we see the world, although it is neither a polemic nor a work of advocacy. Thoughtful, learned and respectful of its subject matter, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e1493\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a splendid achievement.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Oregonian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Despite his scope, Mann remains grounded in fascinating details.... Such technical insights enhance a very human story, told in lively and accessible prose.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCleveland Plain-Dealer\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Mann's excitement never flags as he tells his breathtaking story ... There is grandeur in this view of the past that looks afresh at the different parts of the world and the parts each played in shaping it.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A muscular, densely documented follow-up [to Mann's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e1491\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e] ... Like its predecessor, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e1493\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e runs to more than 400 pages, but it moves at a gallop ... As a historian Mann should be admired not just for his broad scope and restless intelligence but for his biological sensitivity. At every point of his tale he keeps foremost in his mind the effect of humans' activities on the broader environment they inhabit.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCHARLES C. MANN\u003c\/strong\u003e, a correspondent for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eScience\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWired\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, has written for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFortune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSmithsonian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTechnology Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, as well as for the TV network HBO and the series \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaw \u0026amp; Order\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. A three-time National Magazine Award finalist, he is the recipient of writing awards from the American Bar Association, the American Institute of Physics, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and the Lannan Foundation. His \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e1491\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e won the National Academies Communication Award for the best book of the year.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVintage\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePub Date: \u003cspan\u003eJuly 24, 2012\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e9780307278241\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1.5\" H x 8.1\" L x 5.2\" W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e720 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003epaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45117596139706,"sku":"9780307278241","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/81oARME8_XL._SL1500.jpg?v=1756739277","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/1493-uncovering-the-new-world-columbus-created-by-charles-c-mann","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}