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Peer reviewedCrosby, Alfred W. – Journal of World History, 1991
Discusses effects of disease on the Atlantic basin after Christopher Columbus established contact between the hemispheres. Emphasizes the decimation of the native populations of the Americas when exposed to illnesses common in Eurasia and Africa. Relates the epidemics to the development of the slave trade and the rise of the middle class in…
Descriptors: American Indians, Communicable Diseases, Geographic Distribution, Higher Education
