Atlantic lives : a comparative approach to early America /

"Atlantic Lives offers insight into the lived experiences of a range of actors in the early modern Atlantic World. Organized thematically, each chapter features primary source selections from a variety of non-traditional sources, including travel narratives from West Africa, the Caribbean, and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shannon, Timothy J. (Timothy John), 1964- (Author)
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 2019.
Edition:Second edition.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Preface to the second edition
  • Introduction: what is Atlantic history?
  • Into the Atlantic crucible
  • The Columbian exchange
  • Captivities
  • Religion and conversion
  • West Africa and the Atlantic slave trade
  • The plantation complex in the Caribbean
  • The Spanish and Portuguese in the Americas
  • The Dutch, French, and English in North America
  • The wooden world: maritime labor and piracy
  • The Atlantic highway: European migrations
  • Interracial marriage and sexuality in the Atlantic world
  • Enlightenment and revolution
  • Out of the Atlantic crucible
  • Chronology of important events in Atlantic world history.