The British Atlantic world, 1500-1800

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The British Atlantic world, 1500-1800

edited by David Armitage and Michael J. Braddick

Palgrave Macmillan, 2009

2nd ed

  • : pbk

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Description

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.

Table of Contents

  • List of Maps.- List of Tables.- Notes on Contributors.- Preface
  • B.Bailyn.- Introduction
  • D.Armitage& M.J.Braddick.- PART I: FRAMEWORKS.- Three Concepts of Atlantic History
  • D.Armitage.- PART II: CONNECTIONS.- Migration
  • A.Games.- Economy
  • N.Zahedieh.- Religion
  • C.G.Pestana.- Science
  • J.Delbourgo.- PART III: IDENTITIES.- Civility and Authority
  • M.J.Braddick.- Gender
  • S.M.S.Pearsall.- Class
  • K.Wrightson.- Race
  • J.E.Chaplin.- PART IV: POLITICS.- Empire and State
  • E.Mancke.- Revolution and Counter-Revolution
  • E.H.Gould.- The Politics of Slavery
  • C.L.Brown.- PART V: PERSPECTIVES.- Atlantic History: A Circumnavigation
  • J.H.Elliott.- The Atlantic in Global Perspective
  • L.Benton.- Notes.- Further Reading.- Index.

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