Course outline and reading assignments topic 1 the formation of the atlantic world thornton to p. Sep 10, 2012 a cultural history of the atlantic world, 12501820 explores the idea that strong linkages exist in the histories of africa, europe, and north and south america. French revolution in cultural history journal of social. This changed in the late fifteenth century, notably with the voyages of christopher columbus that spanned the atlantic ocean. Everyday life in britain, north america and france oakland, ca, 2008. As the meeting point between europe, colonial america, and africa, the history of the atlantic world is a constantly shifting arena, but one which has been a focus of huge and vibrant debate for many years. The new importance of northwestern europe in terms of overall population and concentration of large cities reflects in part the atlantic revolution, the redirection of trade routes brought about by the great geographic discoveries. The most productive studies of the atlantic world have focused on the atlantic economy, especially the slave trade, and the development of political and religious ideas. Economic, social and cultural history faculty of history. A cultural history of the atlantic world, 12501820 explores the idea that strong linkages exist in the histories of africa, europe, and north and south america. Isbn 9780521898751 hardback isbn 9780521727341 paperback 1.
All links are deemed relevant and are not placed merely for profit. Southern africa and the atlantic world download pdf. Empires, economies, and trade in the atlantic world thrived due to the european drive to expand as well as the creative ways in which the peoples living along the atlantics borders adapted to that. The atlantic world provides a comprehensive and lucid history of one of the most important and impactful crosscultural encounters in human history. Thornton provides a comprehensive overview of the history of the atlantic basin before 1830 by describing political, social, and cultural interactions between the continents. This book shows how modern brooklyns proud urban identity as an artsfriendly community originated in the mid nineteenth century. And unlike existing texts dealing with one or another aspect of atlantic history, the atlantic world does not subjugate the history of africa and south america to those of the british atlantic or europe. What is the significance of the atlantic world candys blog. John thornton captures the moment africa, europe and the americas came together and the new world that was created. Atlantic world context lowcountry digital history initiative. The atlantic world 1st edition dmaris coffman adrian. The making and unmaking of an atlantic world oxford.
Johns university, new york city abstract this article explores the cultural meanings of the maritime world in early modern english literature. Thornton, professor of history at boston university, the field of atlantic history has emerged as one of the most exciting fields of historical research. A cultural history of the atlantic world, 12501820 researchgate. 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. History of europe trade and the atlantic revolution.
A cultural history of the atlantic world, 1250 1820. Kea, a cultural and social history of ghana from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century. This was also the mark of the trans atlantic slave trade. The difficulty in defining cultural history lies fundamentally in the even larger difficulty in defining what the object culture itself is. Project muse crosscultural exchange in the atlantic. This was also the mark of the transatlantic slave trade. For the greater period of human history, societies in the americas had no sustained contacts with the old world continents of africa, europe, and asia. Strategies of the catholic merchant community in the early atlantic world. Jan 01, 2007 the purpose of atlantic history, as outlined in the introduction, is the study of the convergence and conflict of numerous african, caribbean, european, north american, and south american cultures following christopher columbus arrival in the new world and the. Graduate training in economic, social and cultural history proceeds in several mphil courses that vary in subject matter and combine, in different patterns, taught, supervised and written components. The opening of the atlantic world was the opening of the new world at 1500.
The atlantic trading system involved the movement of laborincluding enslaved personsand the mixing of african, american, and european cultures and peoples, with all parties contributing to this cultural synthesis. Thornton provides a comprehensive overview of the history of the atlantic basin before 1830 by describing the political, social, and cultural interactions between the continents inhabitants. Cultural history poses a wide range of problems for intellectual historians, ranging from accusation of narrowness and elitism to suggestions for expanding the range of inspected authors and texts and moving beyond the written word or the individual thinker blake 1996. The sea, maritime culture, and early modern english literature steven mentz st. In over thirty chapters, all written by experts in the field, the atlantic world takes up these debates and gathers together key, original scholarship to provide an authoritative survey of this increasingly popular area of world history. There began a new view of colonization, navigation, and conquest. The atlantic revolution, however, did not so much replace the old lines of. This exhibition, atlantic world context, the first in the african passages, lowcountry adaptations series, outlines the broader context of the atlantic world that would eventually shape charleston and the carolina lowcountrys early colonial history, with a particular focus on the rise of chattel slavery and the growth of plantation agriculture. The atlantic trading system involved the movement of goods, wealth, and labor, including enslaved persons. The atlantic in world history, 14901830 looks at the historical connections between four continents africa, europe, north america and south america through the lens of atlantic history. He started his professorial career at johns hopkins during the creative era of its interdisciplinary program, atlantic history, culture, and society, and moved eventually to the university of california and its active 200211 multicampus research unit in world history. Atlantic history is split between three different contexts. Over the past two decades a large number of historians have come to treat atlantic world history as a formal area for scholarly inquiry.
Comparative cultural analysis1972, feuding and warfare1991, and the ultimate coercive sanction. 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. This was a time of disease, war, trade, and weapons. Vincent browns study of death and the culture of death in jamaica is a fitting new addition to this culture centered trend in caribbean history. This arose from recognition that many of the most significant historical forces of the early modern world could be better understood by analysis of their generation and impact over this broad geographic area. History of europe history of europe trade and the atlantic revolution. John k thornton, a cultural history of the atlantic world. Certificate in archives and cultural heritage resources and services.
A cultural history of the atlantic world, 12501820 by john k. The purpose of atlantic history, as outlined in the introduction, is the study of the convergence and conflict of numerous african. A cultural history of scotland, the caribbean and the atlantic world, c. Douglas egerton, alison games, jane landers, kris lane, and donald wrights the atlantic world manages to achieve the daunting task of cramming nearly five hundred years of the history of four continents into about five hundred pages. The principal vehicle of graduate training is the esrcrecognized mphil in economic and social history. A cultural history of the atlantic world, 12501820 john. Jun 02, 2003 the most productive studies of the atlantic world have focused on the atlantic economy, especially the slave trade, and the development of political and religious ideas. The innumerable meanings of the term can be diagrammatically distributed into two families of meaning. Atlantic world context african passages, lowcountry. In addition to the above requirements for the ma in history including a choice between the thesis and nonthesis options that appear below, the joint macertificate degree requires 15 credit hours at the masters level in library and information sciences, all of which must be taken through dominican universitys. The making of an atlantic world slavery and remembrance. Before and after the civil war, brooklyns elite, many engaged in atlantic trade, established more than a dozen cultural societies, including the philharmonic society, academy of music, and art association. It is my intention that term papers be based on a thesis.
Feb 04, 2011 with the atlantic world expanding and cultivation of various crops booming, there became a great demand for manual laborers. In over thirty chapters, all written by experts in the field, the atlantic world. Migration and the origins of the english atlantic world harvard historical studies the harvard medical school guide to mens health. As this book testifies, atlantic history, properly understood, is history without borders. Brooklyns renaissance commerce, culture, and community.
Breslaw begins her study of witchcraft in the atlantic world with selections of documents and articles on christian and nonchristian beliefs in europe, africa, and the new world. John k thornton, a cultural history of the atlantic world, 12501820 new york and cambridge. Patterns of global change in the era of western military and economic domination, 18001914. Brooklyns renaissance commerce, culture, and community in. The appearance of the atlantic world marks an important achievement, for it stands out as the first successful attempt to combine the many strains of atlantic history into a comprehensive, thoughtful narrative. History, macertificate in archives and cultural heritage. There was now a need for slaves, and the only slaves that were well fit to adhere to the demands of. Black cultural citizenship and the arab question in festac 77, journal of. The problem with cultural history mandler volume 1, 2004 issue 1. The call to liberty in the atlantic world new haven, ct, 2015. Thornton, a cultural history of the atlantic world, 1250.
Lessons from the harvard mens health studies wellbeing. Purchase through these links helps to keep this educational website online and free. That is, each student should consider a controversial question that the history of this region and time period raises and propose an answer to it. Placing english literary culture in the context of the massive oceanbound expansion of. Before and after the civil war, brooklyns elite, many engaged in atlantic trade, established more than a dozen cultural societies, including the philharmonic. This trade was dominant in european expansion but deadly to the african people. Black cultural citizenship and the arab question in festac 77, journal of african cultural studies 28 3.
The gold coast in the age of transatlantic slave trade, 2 vols. John thornton, a cultural history of the atlantic world, 12501820 cambridge university press, 2012 david g. Importantly, these revolutions show how europe, the americas, and africa were increasingly interconnected in the postcolumbian world. In over thirty chapters, all written by experts in the field, the atlantic world takes up the. The cultural and linguistic range of the african peoples who were forced into slavery and.
The atlantic world europe, africa and the americas, 15001830 the explosion of boundaries that took place in the early modern periodcultural and intellectual, no less than social and politicalis the subject of this exciting series that explores the meeting of peoples, products, ideas, and traditions in the early modern americas, africa. A cultural history of the atlantic world, 1250 1820 by john k. Read a cultural history of the atlantic world, 12501820 by john k. Migration and the origins of the english atlantic world. With the atlantic world expanding and cultivation of various crops booming, there became a great demand for manual laborers. A cultural history of the atlantic world, 12501820 by.
Feb 04, 2011 the opening of the atlantic world was the opening of the new world at 1500. Patterns of nationalism, statebuilding, and social reform in europe and the americas, 18301914. The intellectual impact of the enlightenment created a transatlantic print culture, where ideas were exchanged and debated. Given the scope of atlantic history it has tended to downplay the singular influence of the voyages of columbus and to focus more on growing interactions among african and european polities ca 14501500, including contact and conflict in the mediterranean and atlantic islands, as critical to the emergence of the atlantic world. Crosscultural exchange in the atlantic world is a groundbreaking historical study of the transatlantic slave trade between the 17th and 19th centuries involving angola, brazil, and portugal that emphasizes the movement and networks of people, capital, and sociocultural practices across the south atlantic. Mar 12, 2017 the appearance of the atlantic world marks an important achievement, for it stands out as the first successful attempt to combine the many strains of atlantic history into a comprehensive, thoughtful narrative. A cultural history of the atlantic world, 12501820. A cultural history of the atlantic world 12501820 will be a foundation stone in the study of the atlantic, simultaneously an entry point for novices, a reference for established scholars, and a guide for future studies. The meaning and significance of 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. A cultural history of the atlantic world, 12501820 essays in. Thornton, a cultural history of the atlantic world, 12501820. It shows how the atlantic has been more than just an ocean. The cultural context of slavery in the atlantic world scholars at.
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