{"product_id":"1493-for-young-people-charles-mann-9781609806637","title":"1493 for Young People: From Columbus's Voyage to Globalization","description":"Examines the arc \"of globalization through travel, trade, colonization, and migration from its beginnings in the fifteenth century to the present. How did the lowly potato plant feed the poor across Europe and then cause the deaths of millions? How did the rubber plant enable industrialization? What is the connection between malaria, slavery, and the outcome of the American Revolution? How did the fabled silver mountain of sixteenth-century Bolivia fund economic development in the flood-prone plains of rural China and the wars of the Spanish Empire? Here is the story of how sometimes the greatest leaps also posed the greatest threats to human advancement\"--\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Mann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1609806638\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781609806637\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Triangle Square\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/26\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.50w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2015 pg. 171\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2016 pg. 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2016 pg. 124\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2016 pg. 212 - Recommended, Satisfactory","brand":"Charles Mann","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047881634047,"sku":"9781609806637","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e92a8ae8-e08a-40ff-a972-9790238c34c4.jpg?v=1684992689","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/1493-for-young-people-charles-mann-9781609806637","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}