![]() ![]() “Exemplary in its union of meaningful fact with good storytelling, 1493 ranges across continents and centuries to explain how the world we inhabit came to be.” Like 1491, Mann’s sequel will change worldviews.” “Even the wisest readers will find many surprises here. A convincing explanation of why our world is the way it is.” In 1493, Mann has again given readers an eye-opening scientific interpretation of our past, unequaled in its authority and fascination. In this history, Mann uncovers the germ of today’s fiercest political disputes, from immigration to trade policy to culture wars. ![]() Presenting 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. Narrated by Robertson Dean ABOUT THE BOOK:Ī deeply engaging new history of how European settlements in the post-Columbian Americas shaped the world, from the bestselling author of 1491. Uncovering the New World Columbus Created ![]()
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