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1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann
2 reviews
stevia333k's review
adventurous
dark
hopeful
informative
inspiring
4.5
This book is 15-20 years old, and thereby needs to be followed up with updates (also it speaks to the academic problem of not letting indigenous people look at their own artifacts when trying to do research). That being said white supremacists be using way more out of date information than this book. The book is great at dispelling pan-indianism & pan-indigineity while giving highlights, and it offers interesting thoughts on how the older societies could've impacted tensions among white/settler/colonizer societies.
The style guide discussion in the coda is very interesting especially since it records the Overton window of the time
The style guide discussion in the coda is very interesting especially since it records the Overton window of the time
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Death, Genocide, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Religious bigotry, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, War, and Classism
Moderate: Cannibalism
its_kievan's review against another edition
challenging
informative
medium-paced
4.0
An absolutely fascinating, considered, and surprisingly readable explanation of how everything you thought you knew about the indigenous people of the Americas before Columbus is completely and utterly wrong. From the elaborate terraforming of the Southwest United States, to the massive cities of the Aztecs, to the brilliant science of the Inca, 1491 shows that the Americas were a far busier and more complicated place than what is commonly believed. It's also really refreshing to see how Mann sticks strictly to facts, and acknowledges when his information is contested or incomplete. While it might drag in places, especially for less academic readers, 1491 is a truly eye-opening work of non-fiction.
Content Warnings
Minor: Rape
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