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The British Atlantic world, 1500-1800

This is a comprehensive account of the central themes in the histories of Britain, British America and the British Caribbean seen in Atlantic perspective.

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Contributors: Armitage, David, 1965-, Braddick, M. J. 1962-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects and Genres:
British > Atlantic Ocean Region > History.
America > History > To 1810.
Great Britain > Colonies > America > History.
United States > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Caribbean Area > History > To 1810.
West Indies, British > History.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction /
  • David Armitage and Michael J. Braddick
  • pt. I.
  • Frameworks
  • 1.
  • Three concepts of Atlantic history /
  • David Armitage
  • pt. II.
  • Connections
  • 2.
  • Migration /
  • Alison Games
  • 3.
  • Economy /
  • Nuala Zahedieh
  • 4.
  • Religion /
  • Carla Gardina Pestana
  • 5.
  • Science /
  • James Delbourgo
  • pt. III.
  • Identities
  • 6.
  • Civility and authority /
  • Michael J. Braddick
  • 7.
  • Gender /
  • Sarah M.S. Pearsall
  • 8.
  • Class /
  • Keith Wrightson
  • 9.
  • Race /
  • Joyce E. Chaplin
  • pt. IV.
  • Politics
  • 10.
  • Empire and state /
  • Elizabeth Mancke
  • 11.
  • Revolution and counter-revolution /
  • Eliga H. Gould
  • 12.
  • The politics of slavery /
  • Christopher L. Brown
  • pt. V.
  • Perspectives
  • 13.
  • Atlantic history : a circumnavigation /
  • J.H. Elliott
  • 14.
  • The British Atlantic in global context /
  • Lauren Benton.

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