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The Atlantic World: Europeans, Africans, Indians and Their Shared History, 1400-1900
Contributor(s): Benjamin, Thomas (Author)

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 ISBN: 0521616492     ISBN-13: 9780521616492
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE: $50.34  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: February 2009
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Annotation: A comprehensive history of the interactions and exchanges between Europe, Africa, and the Americas between 1400 and 1900.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | World - General
- History | Modern - General
Dewey: 909.098
LCCN: 2008051266
Physical Information: 1.7" H x 7" W x 9.9" L (2.90 lbs) 752 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - Modern
Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Choice 09/01/2009
 
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Publisher Description:
From ca. 1400 to 1900 the Atlantic Ocean served as a major highway, allowing people and goods to move easily between Europe, Africa, and the Americas. These interactions and exchanges transformed European, African, and American societies and led to the creation of new peoples, cultures, economies, and ideas throughout the Atlantic arena. The Atlantic World provides a comprehensive and lucid history of one of the most important and impactful cross-cultural encounters in human history. Empires, economies, and trade in the Atlantic world thrived due to the European drive to expand as well as the creative ways in which the peoples living along the Atlantic's borders adapted to that drive. This comprehensive, cohesively written textbook offers a balanced view of the activity in the Atlantic world. The 40 maps, 60 illustrations, and multiple excerpts from primary documents bring the history to life. Each chapter offers a reading list for those interested in a more in-depth look at the period.

Contributor Bio(s): Benjamin, Thomas: - Thomas Benjamin is Professor of History and a member of the Center for Transnational and Comparative History at Central Michigan University. He is editor-in-chief of the three-volume Encyclopedia of Western Colonialism Since 1450 and co-editor of The Atlantic World in the Age of Empire.
 
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