The Measure of Reality: Quantification in Western ...
 From Amazon.com: The Measure of Reality is the third book in a series in which Alfred Crosby, a noted historian, asks how it is that Western European societies could have conquered so much of the world in the space of a few generations. The answer, he [... more]
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America's Forgotten Pandemic: The Influenza of 1918
The First on the 1918 Pandemic--and still the best...: Crosby's classic study of the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic-- while recently supplemented by John M. Barry's excellent new book THE GREAT INFLUENZA and Gina Kolatta's FLU-- remains the Source Authority [... more]
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Ecological Imperialism: The Biological Expansion of ...
loved it, strongly recommend it: Cogent, thorough, poignant. Masterful expansive work. Enough adjectives -- it was simply a marvellous trip through history of earth and man, both in large strokes and in small detailed case examples. Wide-ranging and [... more]
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Germs, Seeds and Animals: Studies in Ecological History
Author: Alfred W. Crosby Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 304.2 EAN: 9781563242502 ISBN: 1563242508 Number Of Pages: 232 Publication Date: 1993-11 [... more]
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America's Forgotten Pandemic: The Influenza of 1918
The First on the 1918 Pandemic--and still the best...: Crosby's classic study of the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic-- while recently supplemented by John M. Barry's excellent new book THE GREAT INFLUENZA and Gina Kolatta's FLU-- remains the Source Authority [... more]
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Throwing Fire: Projectile Technology through History
Interesting History and Commentary: This book has some similiarities with Jared Diamond's wonderful "Gun's, Germs and Steel", but it is much more focused. Crosby discusses the historical use of projectile weapons by humans (and hominids), and [... more]
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The Columbian Exchange: Biological and Cultural ...
The 30th anniversary edition of a classic treatise: The Columbian Exchange: Biological And Cultural Consequences Of 1942 by Alfred W. Crosby Jr. (Professor Emeritus of American Studies, History, and Geography, University of Texas - Austin) is the 30th [... more]
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