[lit-ideas] Re: The Columbian Exchange
- From: Omar Kusturica <omarkusto@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 26 May 2014 21:04:19 +0200
It is claimed that syphilis was exported into Europe from the New World,
but other than that it seems that the journey of organisms was mostly
Westward.
O.K.
On Mon, May 26, 2014 at 8:42 PM, Redacted sender Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx for
DMARC <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> In a message dated 5/26/2014 11:59:17 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> lawrencehelm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> And where is the plague-like disease that was supposed to play such an
> important role?
>
> Indeed, it seems the authors Helm was mentioning were over-stressing the
> point (from Helm's reading of the original source).
>
> For the record, there's
>
> "The Columbian Exchange"
>
> subtitled:
>
> "Biological and Cultural Consequences of 1492"
>
> The amazon promotional material reads:
>
> "Thirty years ago, Alfred Crosby published a small work that illuminated a
> simple point, that the most important changes brought on by the voyages of
> Columbus were not social or political, but biological in nature."
>
> "The book told the story of how 1492 sparked the movement of organisms,
> both large and small, in both directions across the Atlantic."
>
> "This Columbian exchange, between the Old World and the New, changed the
> history of our planet drastically and forever."
>
> "The book The Columbian Exchange changed the field of history drastically
> and forever as well."
>
> "It has become one of the foundational works in the burgeoning field of
> environmental history, and it remains one of the canonical texts for the
> study
> of world history."
>
> "This 30th anniversary edition of The Columbian Exchange includes a new
> preface from the author, reflecting on the book and its creation, and a new
> foreword by J. R. McNeill that demonstrates how Crosby established a brand
> new perspective for understanding ecological and social events."
>
> "As the foreword indicates, The Columbian Exchange remains a vital book, a
> small work that contains within the inspiration for future examinations
> into what happens when two peoples, separated by time and space, finally
> meet."
>
> Cheers,
>
> Speranza
>
>
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