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Tiempos de Arroz y Sal

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An edition of The years of rice and salt (2002)

Tiempos de Arroz y Sal

  • 4.67 ·
  • 3 Ratings
  • 34 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
  • 5 Have read

With the incomparable vision and breathtaking detail that brought his now-classic Marstrilogy to vivid life, bestselling author KIM STANLEY ROBINSON boldly imagines an alternate history of the last seven hundred years. In his grandest work yet, the acclaimed storyteller constructs a world vastly different from the one we know....The Years of Rice and SaltIt is the fourteenth century and one of the most apocalyptic events in human history is set to occur--the coming of the Black Death. History teaches us that a third of Europe's population was destroyed. But what if? What if the plague killed 99 percent of the population instead? How would the world have changed? This is a look at the history that could have been--a history that stretches across centuries, a history that sees dynasties and nations rise and crumble, a history that spans horrible famine and magnificent innovation. These are the years of rice and salt. This is a universe where the first ship to reach the New World travels across the Pacific Ocean from China and colonization spreads from west to east. This is a universe where the Industrial Revolution is triggered by the world's greatest scientific minds--in India. This is a universe where Buddhism and Islam are the most influential and practiced religions and Christianity is merely a historical footnote. Through the eyes of soldiers and kings, explorers and philosophers, slaves and scholars, Robinson renders an immensely rich tapestry. Rewriting history and probing the most profound questions as only he can, Robinson shines his extraordinary light on the place of religion, culture, power, and even love on such an Earth. From the steppes of Asia to the shores of the Western Hemisphere, from the age of Akbar to the present and beyond, here is the stunning story of the creation of a new world.From the Hardcover edition.

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Minotauro
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Spanish

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Cover of: The years of rice and salt
The years of rice and salt
2003, Bantam Books
- Bantam mass market ed.
Cover of: Tiempos de Arroz y Sal
Tiempos de Arroz y Sal
June 2003, Minotauro
Paperback in Spanish
Cover of: The years of rice and salt
The years of rice and salt
2003, Bantam Books
in English - Bantam mass market ed.
Cover of: Chroniques des années noires (French Edition)
Chroniques des années noires (French Edition)
2003-10-30, PRESSES DE LA CIT�
Cover of: The years of rice and salt
The years of rice and salt
2002, Bantam Books
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Library of Congress
MLCM 2003/01145 (P), PS

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Paperback
Dimensions
9 x 5.8 x 1.8 inches
Weight
1.8 pounds

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OL12991719M
ISBN 10
8445074091
ISBN 13
9788445074091
LCCN
2003480268
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23185
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41142

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