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The Princeton Companion to Atlantic History
Joceph C. Miller
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Description for The Princeton Companion to Atlantic History
Hardback. Editor(s): Miller, Joseph C. Num Pages: 568 pages, 24 halftones. 1 line illus. 5 maps. BIC Classification: 3J; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 261 x 182 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1164.
Between the fifteenth and nineteenth centuries, the connections among Africa, the Americas, and Europe transformed world history--through maritime exploration, commercial engagements, human migrations and settlements, political realignments and upheavals, cultural exchanges, and more. This book, the first encyclopedic reference work on Atlantic history, takes an integrated, multicontinental approach that emphasizes the dynamics of change and the perspectives and motivations of the peoples who made it happen. The entries--all specially commissioned for this volume from an international team of leading scholars--synthesize the latest scholarship on central themes, including economics, migration, politics, war, technologies and science, the physical environment, and culture. ... Read more
Between the fifteenth and nineteenth centuries, the connections among Africa, the Americas, and Europe transformed world history--through maritime exploration, commercial engagements, human migrations and settlements, political realignments and upheavals, cultural exchanges, and more. This book, the first encyclopedic reference work on Atlantic history, takes an integrated, multicontinental approach that emphasizes the dynamics of change and the perspectives and motivations of the peoples who made it happen. The entries--all specially commissioned for this volume from an international team of leading scholars--synthesize the latest scholarship on central themes, including economics, migration, politics, war, technologies and science, the physical environment, and culture. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS
Condition
New
Number of Pages
568
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691148533
SKU
V9780691148533
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About Joceph C. Miller
Joseph C. Miller, T. Cary Johnson Jr. Professor Emeritus at the University of Virginia's Corcoran Department of History, is a specialist in African history, Atlantic history, and the study of slavery. A past president of the American Historical Association, he is the author of The Problem of Slavery as History: A Global Approach. Vincent Brown is the Charles Warren Professor ... Read more
Reviews for The Princeton Companion to Atlantic History
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2015 "The authors' analytical, historiographical approaches reveal multidisciplinary themes and trends from regional perspectives ... Highly recommended."
Choice "Designed for scholars and advanced students, this encyclopedic is the first on Atlantic history, a historical perspective for understanding the interactions of people, events, and natural phenomena of the Atlantic Ocean region from the mid-15th century ... Read more
Choice "Designed for scholars and advanced students, this encyclopedic is the first on Atlantic history, a historical perspective for understanding the interactions of people, events, and natural phenomena of the Atlantic Ocean region from the mid-15th century ... Read more