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ERIC Number: EJ442131
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-1045-6007
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Infectious Disease and the Demography of the Atlantic Peoples.
Crosby, Alfred W.
Journal of World History, v2 n2 p119-33 Fall 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 Europe. (DK)
Descriptors: American Indians, Communicable Diseases, Geographic Distribution, Higher Education, Human Geography, Indigenous Populations, Mortality Rate, Population Distribution, Secondary Education, World History
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Historical Materials
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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