| Contents |
Introduction: Currents of the global Atlantic -- Part I. Trans-regional interactions and the global Atlantic before 1492 -- "Old World" long distance exchange in Europe, Africa, and the Americas -- Part II. Navigating the global Atlantic, 1400-1800 -- Europe, Africa, and the emergence of the global Atlantic -- The global Atlantic and the "Spanish Sea" -- The global Atlantic and the worlds of the Indian Ocean -- Conclusion: The decline of the global Atlantic and a new order of things -- Chronology. |
| Scope and content |
"The Global Atlantic provides a concise, lively overview of the complex and diverse history of the greater Atlantic region from 1400 to 1900. During this period, the lands around the Atlantic basin--Europe, Africa, and the Americas--became deeply interconnected in networks of trade, cultural exchange, and geopolitics that reshaped these regions and the world beyond. In this accessible and engaging text, Christoph Strobel integrates the Atlantic into world history, showing that the Atlantic oceanic system was always interlinked with the rest of globe"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2014036343 |
| ISBN | 9780765639516 hardcover alkaline paper |
| ISBN | 0765639513 hardcover alkaline paper |
| ISBN | 9780765639523 paperback alkaline paper |
| ISBN | 0765639521 paperback alkaline paper |
| ISBN | electronic book |
