{"product_id":"1493-charles-c-mann-9780307278241","title":"1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created","description":"\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 \u003ci\u003e1491\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\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\u003cbr\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 \u003ci\u003e1493\u003c\/i\u003e, Mann has again given readers an eye-opening scientific interpretation of our past, unequaled in its authority and fascination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles C. Mann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0307278247\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307278241\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/24\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 720\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.20w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/19\/2012 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/12\/2012 pg. 22","brand":"Charles C. Mann","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44055230841087,"sku":"9780307278241","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c75c3902-cbc1-4822-a555-7277314efa21.jpg?v=1685034495","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/1493-charles-c-mann-9780307278241","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}