Colonial book in the atlantic world

The colonial book in the atlantic worldcarries the interrelated stories of publishing, writing, and reading from the beginning of the colonial period in america up to 1790. Its creation is a principal activity of the american antiquarian society. An atlantic handbook offers a comprehensive and in depth survey of cuttingedge research into the communities, cultures, and colonies that comprised colonial america, with a focus on the processes through which communities were created, destroyed, and recreated that were at the heart of the atlantic experience. The importation of books in the eighteenth century james raven. Atlantic empires religion in the early modern atlantic world. The new atlantic world during the colonial period 1145. The colonial book in the atlantic world is a collaborative history of the uses of print and books in the thirteen mainland british colonies that in 1776 formed the. An introductory unit on the atlantic world from 1450 to 1750 could consist of three major topics. The book presents the atlantic coast history as a story of interaction and adaptation among the peoples of the four continents, and discusses the variety of social, political, environmental, and cultural processes set in motion by european exploration and settlement. The atlantic world comprises the interactions among the peoples and empires bordering the atlantic ocean rim from the beginning of the age of discovery from an indigenous point of view the age of invasion to the early 21st century. Colonial identity in the atlantic world, 15001800 hispanic.

Mar 01, 2001 simply put, the colonial book in the atlantic world is the best formal synthesis we have on the topic of print and book production in early america. Landownership plays a role in the way the english mainland colonies of north america took. This new text presents the atlantic coast history as a story of interaction and adaptation among the peoples of the four continents, and discusses the social, political, environmental, and cultural processes set in motion by european exploration and settlement. The book is volume i of the series, a history of the book in america. Atlantic history is split between three different contexts. The colonial book in the atlantic world moon, michael 20001201 00. These compelling narratives address the major themes of early modern colonialism from the perspective of the people who lived at. Volume 1 of a history of the book in america is organized around three major themes. Book trade in the middle colonies, 16801720 james n. Colonial identity in the atlantic world, 15001800 open. The colonial book in the atlantic world carries the interrelated stories of publishing, writing, and reading from the beginning of the colonial period in america up to 1790. Colonial identity in the atlantic world, 15001800 institute for advanced study princeton, n.

Atlantic economy in the eighteenth century david d. In this fascinating book, kevin mcdonald tells the story of how pirates helped turn one imperial periphery, colonial new york, into a hub of the indoatlantic trade world. Publication date 2000 topics book industries and trade united states history 17th century, book industries and trade united states history 18th century publisher cambridge, u. Description for courses in colonial american history a story of interaction and adaptation in the atlantic world. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. These compelling narratives address the major themes of early modern colonialism from the perspective of the people who lived at the time. University of california press, 9780520282902, 237pp. Big deals a history of the book in america, volume 1. The book trade in the middle colonies, 16801720 james n. Colonial north america and the atlantic world a history. Covering british, spanish, french, and dutch colonization, the book examines colonial development in the north american colonies along the atlantic coast and. An atlantic handbook offers a comprehensive and indepth survey of cuttingedge research into the communities, cultures, and colonies that comprised colonial america, with a focus on the processes through which communities were created, destroyed, and recreated that were at the heart of the atlantic experience.

Colonial america in an atlantic world presents the story of interaction and adaptation among the peoples of four continents that resulted in the development of the north american region that became the united states. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The colonial book in the atlantic world book, 1999. The colonial book in the atlantic world hugh amory, editor, david d. The colonial book in the atlantic world a history of the book in america, volume one. Volume 1, the colonial book in the atlantic world carries the interrelated stories of publishing, writing, and reading from the beginning of the colonial period in. The new atlantic world during the colonial period, europeans and africans arrived to the americas. A history of the book in america hugh amory university of north.

Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. The making of an atlantic world slavery and remembrance. The arrival of the colonial book in the atlantic world marks both the culmination of almost a decade and a half of collaborative work conducted under the auspices of the american antiquarian societys program in the history of the book and the beginning salvo of a planned fivevolume series to be published by cambridge university press. Colonial north america and the atlantic world a history in. An outstanding work of historical recovery, beautifully executed, closely argued, and laden with telling quotations.

These compelling narratives address the major themes of early modern colonialism from the perspective of the people. Colonial america in an atlantic world, 2nd edition pearson. Colonial ecology, atlantic economy focuses on new englands largest watershed to explore how the participation of native nations and english settlers in local, regional, and transatlantic markets for colonial commodities transformed the physical environment in. The colonial book in the atlantic world 2007 edition open. Dec 01, 2000 a history of the book in america, volume one. The description for this book, colonial identity in the atlantic world, 15001800, will be forthcoming. Its complex existence greatly impacted social views, politics and many industries in colonial america, these effects would transcend that era. Breen and timothy hall discuss the social, political. Importation of books in the eighteenth century james raven.

Colonial ecology, atlantic economy focuses on new englands largest watershed to explore how the participation of native nations and english settlers in local, regional, and transatlantic markets for colonial commodities transformed the physical environment in one corner of the rapidly globalizing early modern world. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Based on wide reading in the history of the two great atlantic civilizations, the book sets the spanish and british colonial empires in the context of their own times. By addressing these and other intriguing questions, kevin hutchings highlights significant intersections between green romanticism and colonial politics, demonstrating how contemporary understandings of animality, climate, and habitat informed literary and crosscultural debates about race, slavery, colonialism, and nature in the british atlantic world. Colonial identity in the atlantic world, 15001800 by nicholas canny and anthony pagden overview the description for this book, colonial identity in the atlantic world, 15001800, will be forthcoming. Volume 1, the colonial book in the atlantic world is organized around three major themes. The colonial book in the atlantic world carries the interrelated stories of publishing, writing, and reading from the beginning of the colonial period in ame. Project muse a history of the book in america, volume 1. Covering british, spanish, french, and dutch colonization, the book examines colonial development in the north american colonies along the atlantic coast and in. The colonial book in the atlantic world 2007 edition. Pirates, merchants, settlers, and slaves colonial america and. The second edition of colonial america in an atlantic world, like the first, responds to a growing interest among teachers and students in a broad and exciting field commonly known as atlantic history.

Colonial identity in the atlantic world, 15001800 book. Higman, the journal of american history it is these. Project muse french colonial louisiana and the atlantic world. With a network that stretched from manhattan to madagascar, new yorkbacked sea rovers helped open the indian ocean to the colonys merchants, carried slaves to north.

Empires of the atlantic world yale university press. Pirates, merchants, settlers, and slaves colonial america. While acknowledging colonial louisianas peripheral position in u. The prolonged death throes of europes last overseas empires have stimulated a lively historical interest in the roots of decolonization. The colonial book in the atlantic world hugh amory, david d. This book is a comparative study of the spanish and british empires, in which elliot weaves together the histories of each. The colonial book in the atlantic world, 2007 online. The colonial book in the atlantic world book, 2010. Colonial identity in the atlantic world, 15001800 by. See below for a detailed outline of these three topics.

The colonial book in the atlantic world carries the interrelated stories of publishing, writing, and reading from the beginning of the colonial. Winterthur portfolio marvelous, meticulous, and original. Simply put, the colonial book in the atlantic world is the best formal synthesis we have on the topic of print and book production in early america. The political and institutional history of colonial spanish america history compass april 20 114 pp 280291, doi. Beginning with a chapter on the precolumbian background of europe, africa, and north and south america, this lively narrative.

This book has as its focus, africas involvement in the atlantic world from the fifteenth through the eighteenth centuries. Romantic ecologies and colonial cultures in the british. In its compact pages we watch the colonials attempting to work out who and just how newold they were during centuries. The emergence of identities in european colonists of the atlantic world distinct from those of their mother countries has long hovered on the periphery of scholars inquiries, a theme admittedly important but difficult to pin down and solve. Buy a cheap copy of colonial identity in the atlantic world. And book historians from almost a dozen nations that plan to follow with their own multivolume projects including wales, scotland, ireland, australia, canada, new zealand, and south africa will. As such, it provided a meeting place for europeans, africans, and native americans, functioning as a crossroads between the new world and other worlds. Hall talked about the book he coedited, the colonial book in the atlantic world, published by cambridge university press. A comprehensive collection of primary documents for students of early american and atlantic history, colonial north america and the atlantic world gives voice to the men and women. Princeton university press, aug 21, 1989 history 290 pages. The first is africans in africa and looks at the commercial ties between europeans and africans as well as. Colonial identity in the atlantic world, 15001800 by nicholas p. The atlantic economy in the eighteenth century david d.