{"product_id":"a-plague-of-sheep-elinor-g-k-melville-9780521420617","title":"A Plague of Sheep","description":"This is a book about the biological conquest of the New World. Taking as a case study the sixteenth century history of a region of highland central Mexico, it shows how the environmental and social changes brought about by the introduction of Old World species aided European expansion. The book spells out in detail the environmental changes associated with the introduction of Old World grazing animals into New World ecosystems, demonstrates how these changes enabled the Spanish takeover of land, and explains how environmental changes shaped the colonial societies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elinor G. K. Melville\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 052142061X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780521420617\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/24\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d","brand":"Elinor G. K. Melville","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45476850335999,"sku":"9780521420617","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e1b7112a-2c30-4e27-9150-e30379d6138a.jpg?v=1715918341","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-plague-of-sheep-elinor-g-k-melville-9780521420617","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}