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Nunn, Nathan and Qian, Nancy.

“The Columbian Exchange: A History of Disease, Food, and


Ideas” ​The Journal of Economic Perspectives​, Vol. 24, No. 2 (Spring 2010), American
Economic Association, 30th, September, 2012. Accessed August 17th, 2018

S-Nathan Nunn is an economics professor, male, and well educated. Nancy Qian is a
female assistant economic professor. These two likely have very few biases and are likely just
concerned with the numbers and facts.
O-This report was written in the modern era. The occasion for writing it is to explore the
lesser recognized effects of the Columbian exchange, specifically economic effects.
A-This article is full of dense facts, history, and conclusions. It was not written for just
anyone to pick up, but likely for students or other professors seeking information on the
Columbian exchange effects on economics.
P-Nunn and Qian wrote this to explore the economic effects of the Columbian exchange
on the Old and New World, as well as the effects on the modern world. They accomplish this by
describing the item (sugarcane, cacao, plain vanilla, etc.,), how it changed the Old and New
World and then how it functions in the modern day.
S-The two subjects of this passage are how the Old and New World affected each other,
and then how they affected the modern world. Nunn and Qian achieve this by giving up a details
description of all three effects.
T-The tone of this passage is extremely professional. There is no emotion, but the
authors are still very passionate about the matter. From the qoute “If disease traveled faster
than the explorers, it would have killed a significant portion of native populations before direct
contact, causing first-hand accounts of initial population sizes to be biased downward.” you can
hear the emotionless tone (Nunn and Qian 166).

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