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How the Environment Shaped Colonial Power: 1492-1800 Caribbean
¿Historia entrelazada y el medio ambiente? Transformaciones socioambientales en el Caribe, 1492-1800
This video explores the groundbreaking research of Eleonora Rohland in her book '¿Historia entrelazada y el medio ambiente? Transformaciones socioambientales en el Caribe, 1492-1800'. It reveals how environmental factors, from climate to disease, were not just a backdrop but a driving force in shaping colonial politics, migration, trade, and knowledge. Discover how the 'Columbian Exchange' was rooted in a false assumption of similarity, and how tropical climates were used to justify racial hierarchies. By integrating environmental history into mainstream narratives, this talk challenges the nature-culture divide and offers a fresh perspective on the entangled history of the Caribbean.
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