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Challenges many widely held notions about encounters between European and native peoples. Whereas many late twentieth century scholars blamed the catastrophic decline of post-conquest native populations on the introduction of previously unknown infections from the Old World, Alchon argues that the experiences of native peoples in the New World closely resembled those of other human populations.

A Pest in the Land New World Epidemics in a Global Perspective

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    Publisher: MP-NMX Uni of New Mexico
    Publication Date: 1/30/2003 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780826328717, 978-0826328717
    ISBN10: 0826328717

    Number of Pages: 214

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    Challenges many widely held notions about encounters between European and native peoples. Whereas many late twentieth century scholars blamed the catastrophic decline of post-conquest native populations on the introduction of previously unknown infections from the Old World, Alchon argues that the experiences of native peoples in the New World closely resembled those of other human populations.

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