The Americas: A Hemispheric History

The Americas: A Hemispheric History
ISBN-10
0812975545
ISBN-13
9780812975543
Series
The Americas
Category
History
Language
English
Published
2006-01-17
Publisher
National Geographic Books
Author
Felipe Fernández-Armesto

Description

In this groundbreaking work, leading historian Felipe Fernández-Armesto tells the story of our hemisphere as a whole, showing why it is impossible to understand North, Central, and South America in isolation without turning to the intertwining forces that shape the region. With imagination, thematic breadth, and his trademark wit, Fernández-Armesto covers a range of cultural, political, and social subjects, taking us from the dawn of human migration to North America to the Colonial and Independence periods to the “American Century” and beyond. Fernández-Armesto does nothing less than revise the conventional wisdom about cross-cultural exchange, conflict, and interaction, making and supporting some brilliantly provocative conclusions about the Americas’ past and where we are headed.

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