A cultural history of the Atlantic world, 1250-1820 / John K. Thornton, Boston University

Object Details

Author

Thornton, John K (John Kelly) 1949-

Contents

The Atlantic background: The foundation of the Atlantic world, 1250-1600 -- Three Atlantic worlds: The European background; The African background; The American world, 1450-1700 -- The nature of encounter and its aftermath: Conquest; Colonization; Contact -- Culture transition and change: Transfer and retention in language; Aesthetic change; Religious stability and change; The revolutionary moment in the Atlantic

Summary

"A Cultural History of the Atlantic World, 1250-1820 explores the idea that strong links exist in the histories of Africa, Europe and North and South America. John K. Thornton provides a comprehensive overview of the history of the Atlantic Basin before 1830 by describing political, social and cultural interactions between the continents' inhabitants. He traces the backgrounds of the populations on these three continental landmasses brought into contact by European navigation. Thornton then examines the political and social implications of the encounters, tracing the origins of a variety of Atlantic societies and showing how new ways of eating, drinking, speaking and worshipping developed in the newly created Atlantic World. This book uses close readings of original sources to produce new interpretations of its subject"-- Provided by publisher.

2012

Type

Books

History

Physical description

xviii, 543 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Place

Atlantic Ocean Region

Smithsonian Libraries

Topic

Civilization, Modern

History

Civilization

Record ID

siris_sil_1029908

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0