The Atlantic connection : a history of the Atlantic world, 1450-1900 / Anna Suranyi.

By:

Suranyi, Anna, 1967-

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: London ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2015.Description: xii, 229 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:

9780415639866 (pbk)
0415639867 (pbk)

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DDC classification:

909/.09821

LOC classification:

D 210 S961a 2015

Contents:

Part I. Explorations and first contacts -- The Atlantic world before 1492 -- Europe: a new age of trade and travel -- Medieval Africa -- The Americas -- Part II. Colonization and conquest -- The voyages of Columbus -- The Columbian exchange -- Earliest encounters -- Spanish colonial institutions in New Spain -- The colonization of Brazil -- Colonial settlements in Northern America and the Caribbean -- Part III: Connections, journeys, and war -- Atlantic trade and empire -- Slavery -- Part IV: The age of ideas -- The enlightenment -- The age of revolution -- New forms of resistance and expansion -- The abolition of slavery in the Atlantic -- Part IV: The paradox of modernity -- Industrialization -- Migration -- Atlantic societies in the nineteenth century -- Continued colonialism -- Conclusions.

Summary: Focusing on the interconnections of the Atlantic world from 1450-1900, The Atlantic Connection examines the major themes of Atlantic history. During this period, ships, goods, diseases, human beings and ideas flowed across the ocean, tying together the Atlantic basin in a complex web of relationships. Divided into five main thematic sections while maintaining a broadly chronological structure, this book considers key cultural themes such as gender, social developments, the economy, and ideologies as well as: - the role of the Atlantic in ensuring European dominance - the creation of a set of societies with new cultural norms and philosophical ideals that continued to evolve and to transform not only the Atlantic, but the rest of the world - the contestation over rights and justice that emerged from the Atlantic world which continues to exist as a significant issue today. The Atlantic Connection is shaped by its exploration of a key question: how did Europe come to dominate the Atlantic if not through its technological prowess? Adeptly weaving a multitude of events into a larger analytical narrative, this book provides a fascinating insight into this complex region and will be essential reading for students of Atlantic history.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Recursos Regionales	Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso)	D 210 S961a 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	00000163354

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Part I. Explorations and first contacts --
The Atlantic world before 1492 --
Europe: a new age of trade and travel --
Medieval Africa --
The Americas --
Part II. Colonization and conquest --
The voyages of Columbus --
The Columbian exchange --
Earliest encounters --
Spanish colonial institutions in New Spain --
The colonization of Brazil --
Colonial settlements in Northern America and the Caribbean --
Part III: Connections, journeys, and war --
Atlantic trade and empire --
Slavery --
Part IV: The age of ideas --
The enlightenment --
The age of revolution --
New forms of resistance and expansion --
The abolition of slavery in the Atlantic --
Part IV: The paradox of modernity --
Industrialization --
Migration --
Atlantic societies in the nineteenth century --
Continued colonialism --
Conclusions.

Focusing on the interconnections of the Atlantic world from 1450-1900, The Atlantic Connection examines the major themes of Atlantic history. During this period, ships, goods, diseases, human beings and ideas flowed across the ocean, tying together the Atlantic basin in a complex web of relationships. Divided into five main thematic sections while maintaining a broadly chronological structure, this book considers key cultural themes such as gender, social developments, the economy, and ideologies as well as:

- the role of the Atlantic in ensuring European dominance

- the creation of a set of societies with new cultural norms and philosophical ideals that continued to evolve and to transform not only the Atlantic, but the rest of the world

- the contestation over rights and justice that emerged from the Atlantic world which continues to exist as a significant issue today.

The Atlantic Connection is shaped by its exploration of a key question: how did Europe come to dominate the Atlantic if not through its technological prowess? Adeptly weaving a multitude of events into a larger analytical narrative, this book provides a fascinating insight into this complex region and will be essential reading for students of Atlantic history.

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