Beyond germs : Native depopulation in North America / edited by Catherine M. Cameron, Paul Kelton, and Alan C. Swedlund.

"Beyond Germs challenges the hypothesis that the massive depopulation of the New World was primarily caused by diseases brought by Europeans, which scholars used for decades to explain the decimation of the indigenous peoples of North America. Contributors argue that blaming germs downplays the acti...

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Other Authors:	Cameron, Catherine M. (Editor), Kelton, Paul (Editor), Swedlund, Alan C. (Editor)
Language:	English
Published:	Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, 2015.
Series:	Amerind studies in anthropology.
Subjects:	Indigenous peoples of North America > Mortality. Indigenous peoples of North America > Population. Indigenous peoples, Treatment of > North America. Indigenous peoples of North America > History. Indigenous peoples of North America > Social conditions. North America > Ethnic relations. Indigenous peoples of North America > First contact with Europeans. Indians of North America > First contact with other peoples. Ethnic relations. Indians of North America. Indians of North America > Mortality. Indians of North America > Population. Indians of North America > Social conditions. Indians, Treatment of. North America. History.
Genre:	History.
Physical Description:	ix, 275 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Format:	Book