An Analysis of Alfred W. Crosby's The Columbian Exchange: Biological and Cultural Consequences of 1492

ISBN-13: 9781912127443 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 83 str.

Etienne Stockland

Opis

Crosby's landmark 1972 work argues that environmental factors shape our history just as much as-and sometimes more than-human factors.

Spis treści

Ways in to the Text  Who was Alfred W. Crosby?  What does The Columbian Exchange: Biological and Cultural Consequences of 1492 Say?  Why does The Columbian Exchange: Biological and Cultural Consequences of 1492 Matter?  Section 1: Influences  Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context  Module 2: Academic Context  Module 3: The Problem  Module 4: The Author's Contribution  Section 2: Ideas  Module 5: Main Ideas  Module 6: Secondary Ideas  Module 7: Achievement  Module 8: Place in the Author's Work  Section 3: Impact  Module 9: The First Responses  Module 10: The Evolving Debate  Module 11: Impact and Influence Today  Module 12: Where Next?  Glossary of Terms  People Mentioned in the Text  Works Cited