The Atlantic World : Europeans, Africans, Indians and their Shared History 1400-1900/ Thomas Benjamin.
By: Benjamin, Thomas
Language: English Publisher: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.Description: xxx, 721 p. : ill., maps, ports., ; 26 cm.ISBN: 0521616492 (pbk.); 9780521616492 (pbk); 0521850991; 9780521850995Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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British Museum | Africa Oceania and the Americas | Open Shelves | KUA [BEN-] (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | M48086 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 675-698) and index.
Contents: Antecedents: the Americas, Africa and Europe in the fifteenth century -- Commencement: the European opening of the Atlantic ocean -- Conquests: forging the Iberian empires in Africa and the Americas -- Realms: the overseas empires of Spain and Portugal -- Incursions: French, English and Dutch invasions of the Iberian Atlantic -- Engagement: the entangled worlds of Indians and Europeans -- Uprooted: West Africa, the Americas, and the Atlantic slave trade -- Bondage: the Atlantic plantation complex and the cultures of slaves -- Partners: women and men in the making of the Atlantic world -- Rivals: Britain and France in the long eighteenth century -- Liberty: the Atlantic world in the age of revolution -- Equality: the Atlantic world in the age of revolution -- Freedom: the abolition of the Atlantic slave trade and new world slavery.