What does Charles Mann argue in 1491?
What does Charles Mann argue in 1491? Lesson Summary Mann argues that diseases played a far greater role in thinning out the Native American population than previously believed. This smaller population was more susceptible to attack from European nations. What is the book 1491 about? 1491 is a groundbreaking study that radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans in 1492, and a necessary book for understanding the long, remarkable story of the indigenous peoples of the Western Hemisphere. What is the homogenocene? So widespread was this biological leveling that some scientists now say that...