The Atlantic world : Europeans, Africans, Indians and their shared history, 1400-1900 / Thomas Benjamin.

Author/creator Benjamin, Thomas, 1952-
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, England ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Descriptionxxx, 721 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm
Subjects

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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 675-698) and index.
LCCN 2008051266
ISBN9780521850995 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN0521850991 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN9780521616492 (pbk.)
ISBN0521616492 (pbk.)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks D210 .B46 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold