Crosby, Alfred W

Presents an account of the 1918-1919 influenza epidemic in the United States, describes its impact on American society, and discusses why the event has long been forgotten.

Discusses the shift from qualitative to quantitative perception in Western Europe during the late Middle Ages and Renaissance helping to modernize science, business, and technology and also looks at how this change in thinking affected such areas as music and art.

Examines the cultural and bio-social consequences of Columbus's arrival in the New World in 1492, discussing the resulting international exchange of disease, the transformation of world food supplies, and the change in world population growth.

Examines the cultural and bio-social consequences of Columbus's arrival in the New World in 1492, discussing the resulting international exchange of disease, the transformation of world food supplies, and the change in world population growth.