History of the caribbean in the atlantic world books

A history of the atlantic slave trade, 15181865 with m. The caribbean and the atlantic world economy springerlink. Her books include capitalism and slavery fifty years later with selwyn carrington. Atlantic history and world history 1 david northrup the first historians to write atlantic history were concerned with telling the story of european colonization of the americas. The age of revolution in the atlantic world hist 326.

In addition to the items listed are other items in the national librarys collection which may also serve to be helpful to cape students. Acquire your favorite caribbean history books at low prices. Lectures in caribbean advanced proficiency examinations in history aleric josephs, jenny jemmott, kathleen e. Critical perspectives on history, politics, and culture opened with a talk by melanie newton, associate professor of history at the university of toronto.

Atlantic history is a specialty field in history that studies the atlantic world in the early modern period. History of the caribbean traces the fate of a group of small islands whose natural resouces transformed them first into some of the wealthiest places on earth and then into some of the poorest. Barbados in the atlantic world atlantic history oxford bibliographies. The fivemonth siege of stalingrad was one of world war iis bloodies battles and a turning point in the fight for europe. Plantations, trade, and war in the atlantic world by moya pons, frank 20 paperback paperback. The spanish caribbean and the atlantic world in the long sixteenth. Humanitys long history of making epidemics worse the. Her forthcoming book focuses on black working class. Antony beevor, a former british army officer, brilliantly balances the huge scale of the conflict with a soldierseye view of some of the most horrific conditions in the history of modern warfare. Literature of the british caribbean atlantic history. Caribbean slavery in the atlantic world by hilary mcd.

Although the spanish conquests of the aztec empire and the inca empire in the. Reinterpreting the caribbean historical experience with rita pemberton. Because of its diversity, it is very hard for scholars to write a history of the caribbean. The spanish caribbean and the atlantic world in the long sixteenth century breaks new ground in articulating the early spanish caribbean as a distinct and diverse group of colonies loosely united under spanish rule for roughly a century prior to the establishment of other european colonies.

Slavery, health, and medicine atlantic history oxford. From the arrival of the first europeans in the region until the 1930s, plantations building their fortunes on sugar, and to a lesser extent on cotton, indigo, tobacco, coffee, and bananas brought unprecedented wealth to old world owners, effected a fundamental shift in the landscape and economy of the caribbean and the atlantic world, saw the enslavement of first. History of the caribbean plantations, trade, and war in the. The spanish caribbean and the atlantic world in the long sixteenth century.

A national history and in 2007 history of the caribbean. Browne is assistant professor of history at xavier university in cincinnati, ohio, and a specialist on slavery and colonialism in the atlantic world, especially the british caribbean. It narrates processes of early human migration, the disastrous consequences of european colonization, the development of. Atlantic world history refers to relationships and interactions between the peoples of the americas, africa and europe, from the fifteenth through the nineteenth century, as these regions came to constitute a single, integrated system, joined rather than separated by the atlantic ocean.

From the arrival of the first europeans in the region until the 1930s, plantations building their fortunes on sugar, and to a lesser extent on cotton, indigo, tobacco, coffee, and bananas brought unprecedented wealth to old world owners, effected a fundamental shift in the landscape and economy of the caribbean and the atlantic world, saw the enslavement of first indigenous populations and. This book intertwines the socioeconomics of the caribbean with atlantic history in a captivating narrative that will fascinate a general audience and. This is the first book wholly devoted to assessing the array of links between scotland and the caribbean in the later eighteenth century. In my historical research, i study the period from 1500 to 1800, a threecentury span during which millions of people endured warfare.

Slavery, for example, was abolished in the british caribbean in 1834, the french caribbean in 1848, the dutch caribbean in 1863, and in cuba in 1886. The guide provides references for locating west indian history resources available for consultation at the national library of jamaica. Atlantic world department of history brown university. This readings course introduces students to atlantic history and atlantic world studies. Csec resource guides the national library of jamaica. Examines a greater caribbean world that includes the southeastern. During the sixteenth century, protestantism spread through northern europe, and catholic countries responded by attempting to extinguish what was seen as the protestant menace. Scotland, the caribbean and the atlantic world, 17501820. A surprisingly long chapter of the book is devoted to trade with new england. On the water living in the atlantic world, 14501800. Atlantic world and caribbean suggested reading list us. Scholarship on this subject is developing rapidly for northern and southern atlantic slave regimes and in all time periods, with an especially noticeable upsurge in studies of slavery, health, and medicine for brazil and the caribbean. List of books and articles about slavery in the caribbean. History of the caribbean plantations, trade, and war in.

Religious turmoil between catholics and protestants influenced the history of the atlantic world as well, since different nationstates competed not only for control of. History of the caribbean in the atlantic world with john campbell, and beyond tradition. With so much valuable cargo crisscrossing the atlantic, piracy flourished. Plantations, trade and war in the atlantic world edition 1. Buy scotland, the caribbean and the atlantic world, 17501820 studies in imperialism reprint by douglas hamilton isbn. Choose from 500 different sets of atlantic world history flashcards on quizlet. Until recently, caribbean literature in english before 1850 has received relatively little attention from critics and historians of british and american literatureand even from critics of 20th and 21stcentury caribbean literature, who have tended to reject an affiliation with a set of texts that, for the most part, were written by creole caribbeanborn or resident whites. Brings together recent cuttingedge research on the spanish caribbean in the sixteenth century, breaking new ground in defining the early spanish caribbean as a distinct and interconnected region. Trace the web of maritime connections between western europe, western and central africa, and the americas that made up the atlantic world. Every caribbean history student should possess this book. Scotland, the caribbean and the atlantic world, 17501820 studies. In 1492, christopher columbus landed in the caribbean and claimed the region for spain. Hilary mcd beckles is professor of history, university of the west indies. Slave owners in the caribbean and elsewhere established governments and legal codes based on an ideology of protestant supremacy, which excluded.

For the geological history of the atlantic ocean see opening of the north atlantic ocean and onward links. While not exhaustive, the purpose of this reading list is to better capture the depth and diversity of the field and acknowledge the intellectual contributions of women and scholars of color. Markus wiener pub, 2007 paperback moya pons, frank on. Plantations, trade, and war in the atlantic world 9781558764156. The atlantic world was created by the discovery of a new land by europeans, and atlantic history is the study of that world. A brief history with documents the bedford series in history and culture. Ecology and war in the greater caribbean, 16201914 by john robert mcneill, a short account of the.

This book intertwines the socioeconomics of the caribbean with atlantic history in a captivating narrative that will fascinate a general audience and provide new insights for specialists. From the arrival of the first europeans in the region until the 1930s, plantations building their fortunes on sugar, and to a lesser extent on cotton, indigo, tobacco, coffee, and bananas brought unprecedented wealth to old world owners, effected a fundamental shift in the landscape and economy of the caribbean and the atlantic world, saw the enslavement of first indigenous populations and then imported africans, and led to bloody wars on both sides of the atlantic over control of the. Walker has written the latest book on the tupac amarus rebellion, and it is relevant to the history of the atlantic world and the caribbean because it explains well the complex colonial world of the americas and situates the event within the broader context of hemispheric relations the americas to africa and europe. This springs colloquium series whither the caribbean. Courses offered regularly in the department that support an atlantic world and caribbean cluster are as follows. 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. Unit 1, the caribbean in the atlantic world, contains three modules, each requiring at least 50 hours.

Maisy cards multigenerational debut novel, these ghosts are family, uses the spirits of caribbean folklore to weave together unreckoned colonial. At the height of atlantic world piracy around 1720, some 2,000 pirates were attacking ships and threatening trade. In the sixteenth century no part of the americas was more diverse. In 1985 he authored the book between slavery and free labor.

Details from the western ocean, a map published in the english pilot, the fifth book, 1720. Plantations, trade, and war in the atlantic world by moya pons, frank and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Plantations, trade, and war in the atlantic world frank moya pons snippet view 2007. A concise history of the caribbean presents a general history of the caribbean islands from the beginning of human settlement about seven thousand years ago to the present. Several months ago, five books published a list of 5 books on the atlantic world, which included some notable omissions. Circuits of trade, money and knowledge, 16501914 cambridge imperial and postcolonial studies series 97817432711. It is a valuable reference for university students or others with a serious interest in the subject. Discover librarianselected research resources on slavery in the caribbean from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. Newton specializes in the social and cultural history of the caribbean and the history of slavery, gender, and emancipation in the atlantic world. The spanish caribbean and the atlantic world in the long.

Imprints from the library company of philadelphia offers atlantic world scholars and historians of the early american republic a vital tool to examine with greater scrutiny caribbean colonies, nations, and people that made an important impact on politics, economies, religions, and cultures in the. Klooster specializes in the history of the atlantic world 15th19th centuries. The history of the caribbean reveals the significant role the region played in the colonial struggles of the european powers since the 15th century. This atlantic world reading list was originally compiled by doctoral candidates in the harvard history department including j. Schwartz manages to combine rigorous social analysis that calls to. It is premised on the idea that, following the rise of. In fact, the recontextualization of barbados within a british atlantic world has raised. Caribbean slavery in the atlantic world is an exaustive compilation of scholarly journal articles covering the full range of contemporary scholarship on carribean slavery. Part of the cambridge imperial and postcolonial studies series book series cipcss. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. History of the caribbean plantations, trade, and war in the atlantic world by pons, frank m. As slavery in the atlantic world cannot be easily addressed using a single textbook, teachers might consider the following twoday lesson, which involves assigning students a series of primary and secondary readings.

Readings on the history of the atlantic world aaihs. The caribbean, the atlantic world and global transformation. The caribbean and the atlantic world economy circuits of trade. Sea of storms is a tightly focused study that delivers perspectives as sweeping as the history of the caribbean itself. Pirates cruised the caribbean sea and the north american coast searching for likely targets. 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. However, moya pons does not examine either sugar or the caribbean from a narrowly economic point of view but rather treats them as. Conversion and race in the protestant atlantic world, shows that religion was fundamental to the development of both slavery and race in the protestant atlantic world. It is my intention that term papers be based on a thesis. Natasha lightfoot, associate professor, specializes in slavery and emancipation studies, and black identities, politics, and cultures in the fields of caribbean, atlantic world, and african diaspora history. He has also conducted much work into slavery in the dominican republic and caribbean. Surviving slavery in the british caribbean was recently published by the university of pennsylvania press.