Atlantic History: Concept and Contours.(Book Review)

From: Journal of World History | Date: March 1, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

Atlantic History: Concept and Contours. By bernard bailyn. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2005. 160 pp. $18.95 (cloth).

As Bernard Bailyn describes in the opening pages of his most recent book, Atlantic history has rapidly become a popular and significant field within the broader discipline of history. Harvard University's International Seminar on the History of the Atlantic World, of which Bailyn is the founder and director, is one of many conferences, publications, and teaching positions focused on the study of developing and evolving Atlantic networks. Now, ...

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