#charlescmann

[joseph-mansfield]

Just finished this fascinating book on the Americas before the arrival of Columbus. Never knew that there were tens of millions of people in the Americas in those times and that they often had a highly developed civilization and cultivated the land far more than they taught us in school. Sadly, what the Europeans brought over killed many of the indigenous people and changed these lands forever. #1491 #americas #charlescmann (at Upper East Side) https://www.instagram.com/p/CXXhIHcsgdu/?utm_medium=tumblr

[indelikatt]

Amazon, you now know how to get me. Offer me 5 bucks off a book on my list and I will snap it up ASAP. Good job! I can’t wait to start reading this. 1491 is one of my faves so this is sure to be another. #1491 #1483 #charlescmann #history #yesplz https://www.instagram.com/p/CC56fyGAhlh/?igshid=1st4h6cd18ih9

[metthew-k]

앞으로의 세기는 결정의 시기가 올 예정입니다. 마법사들이 그리는 기술발전의 메가시티, 예언자들이 꿈꾸는 좀거 적극적인 네트워킹으로 연결된 지역공동체 사회. 둘 다 이상적이지만 이제는 서로 협력할 시기입니다. 찰스 C. 맨의 말이 가슴에 팍 와닿는 이유입니다. #TED #charlescmann #tedrecording #graphicrecording #sketchnotes #dailysketch #kimkiyoung #metthew #graphicjam https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp75eJYFh9m/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=4kvb1yo8086s

[laileanah]

This tv series is SO good!!!!!!!!!! This is loosely based on the book by #charlescmann of the same name #1491 and the sequel #1493 The books are interesting but the author is white and continuously acts like the racist labeling of the indigenous peoples of the americas was a mistake. No this was deliberate and is scientific racism. Also the book focuses way too much on Europeans. This TV show on the other hand is made by Native Americans/First Nations and only focuses on those people. The history is absolutely fascinating. I had no idea about the Medicine Wheel structures nor that most Native Americans lived in complex cities. The irrigation methods used are ingenius. I had seen and read examples about the terrace style pyramids and mountain/hills but had no idea how widespread it was nor that these structures are largely still usable and still in use. It is available to watch on aptn online.

[bigherelongnowbigwe]

Fascinating (though sorta snide) thread on when and where and why plant-centered diets make sense environmentally--and when and where and why they may not. Bottom line: when water, not land, is the limiting ecological factor, meat-based diets can make a lot of sense. https://t.co/puEYlYDqXC

— Charles C. Mann (@CharlesCMann) June 13, 2018