The British Atlantic World, 1500-1800
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Beschreibung
This core textbook gathers an international team of historians to present a comprehensive account of the central themes in the histories of Britain, British America, and the British Caribbean seen in Atlantic perspective. This collection of individual essays provides an accessible overview of essential themes, such as the state, empire, migration, the economy, religion, race, class, gender, politics, and slavery. This new and revised edition brings this text up to date with recent work in the field of Atlantic history and extends its scope to cover themes not treated in the first edition, notably the history of science and global history. Placing the British Atlantic world in imperial and global contexts, this book offers an indispensable survey of one of the liveliest fields of current historical enquiry.
This text is a primary resource for both undergraduate and postgraduate students of History, particularly those taking modules on Early Modern British History, Colonial American History, Early American History, Caribbean History, Atlantic History and World History. Together, the essays also provide a useful starting point for researchers in British, American, imperial and Atlantic history.
- International team of contributors, including two senior leaders in the field, Bernard Baily and J.H. Elliott
- Essays are accessible to undergraduates and general readers
- Thematic (rather than chronological or regional) coverage
- Each essay contains references to secondary literature to aid further study and facilitate teaching
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- Updated and expanded to take account of new research
- Two new essays treating ‘Science’ and ‘The British Atlantic World in Global Perspective’
- Timeline of British Atlantic history
- A revised Introduction and updated guides to further reading
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David Armitage
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