Crosby on the Environmental Exchange

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Please read: Alfred W. Crosby, “Infectious Disease and the Demography of the Atlantic Peoples,” Journal of World History, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Fall, 1991), pp. 119-133; Available in the Readings Folder and on JSTOR at: http://www.jstor.org/stable/20078497

   And discuss: On page 121, Crosby identifies a paradox in his argument about post-Columbian migration to the New World.  A) What is the paradox and how does he try to resolve it?  B) Discuss (and cite) one of the examples he describes.  C) Are you convinced by his argument, that is, does he suceed in resolving his paradox?