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1491 (Second Edition) - New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus (Paperback, 1st Vintage Books ed) Loot Price: R457
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1491 (Second Edition) - New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus (Paperback, 1st Vintage Books ed)

Charles C Mann

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In this groundbreaking work of science, history, and archaeology, Charles C. Mann radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of Columbus in 1492.
Contrary to what so many Americans learn in school, the pre-Columbian Indians were not sparsely settled in a pristine wilderness; rather, there were huge numbers of Indians who actively molded and influenced the land around them. From the astonishing Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan, which had running water, immaculately clean streets, and was larger than any contemporary European city, to the Mexican corn that was so carefully created in a specialized breeding process that it has been called man's first feat of genetic engineering, Indians were not living lightly on the land but were landscaping and manipulating their world in ways that we are only now beginning to understand. Challenging and surprising, this a transformative new look at a rich and fascinating world we only thought we knew.

General

Imprint: Random House
Country of origin: United States
Release date: October 2006
First published: October 2006
Authors: Charles C Mann
Dimensions: 202 x 130 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 541
Edition: 1st Vintage Books ed
ISBN-13: 978-1-4000-3205-1
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > American history > General
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Indigenous peoples
Books > History > American history > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN: 1-4000-3205-9
Barcode: 9781400032051

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