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Subject Columbian exchange Pages 268 Originally published 1972 Country United States of America Genre Reference | 3.9/5 Goodreads Publication date 1972 ISBN 978-0837172286 Page count 268 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Columbian Exchange: Biological and Cultural Consequences of 1492 is a 1972 book on the Columbian exchange by Alfred W. Crosby.
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Reception
Various academic authorities have reviewed the book.
In the foreword to the 2003 edition of the book, J. R. McNeill says that in 1972 "Crosby's ideas met with indifference from most historians, neglect from many publishers, and hostility from at least some reviewers, (but) they now figure prominently in conventional presentations of modern history."
The book is a founding text of the field of environmental history.
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