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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. 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. The book
takes a thematic approach to topics including exploration,
migration and cultural encounters. In the first chapters, scholars
examine the interactions between groups which converged in the
Atlantic world, such as slaves, European migrants and Native
Americans. The volume then considers questions such as finance,
money and commerce in the Atlantic world, as well as warfare,
government and religion. The collection closes with chapters
examining how ideas circulated across and around the Atlantic and
beyond. It presents the Atlantic as a shared space in which
commodities and ideas were exchanged and traded, and examines the
impact that these exchanges had on both people and places.
Including an introductory essay from the editors which defines the
field, and lavishly illustrated with paintings, drawings and maps
this accessible volume is invaluable reading for all students and
scholars of this broad sweep of world history.
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. 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. The book
takes a thematic approach to topics including exploration,
migration and cultural encounters. In the first chapters, scholars
examine the interactions between groups which converged in the
Atlantic world, such as slaves, European migrants and Native
Americans. The volume then considers questions such as finance,
money and commerce in the Atlantic world, as well as warfare,
government and religion. The collection closes with chapters
examining how ideas circulated across and around the Atlantic and
beyond. It presents the Atlantic as a shared space in which
commodities and ideas were exchanged and traded, and examines the
impact that these exchanges had on both people and places.
Including an introductory essay from the editors which defines the
field, and lavishly illustrated with paintings, drawings and maps
this accessible volume is invaluable reading for all students and
scholars of this broad sweep of world history.
Scepticism was a central topic in the culture of ancient Greece,
the source of Western civilisation. Over some three thousand years
scepticism remains an important tool with which to hone new ideas.
With the advent of science and the opportunity for independent
verification of concepts, scepticism has assumed a more central
role in contemporary culture, requiring constant modification and
updating. This volume has attempted to discuss scepticism in the
context of both science and the humanities with 33 chapters
covering a wide range of subjects without any attempt at being
comprehensive. The authors come from different disciplines, though
all have focused on the role of scepticism in their subjects. The
editors have contributed short introductory and linking texts in an
attempt to provide a smooth continuity between some chapters that
are aimed at aiding the reader's transition between sections.
Title: Expedition to discover the Sources of the White Nile in the
years 1840, 1841. From the German by C. W. O'Reilly.Publisher:
British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is
the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the
world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items
in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers,
sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its
collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial
additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating
back as far as 300 BC.The HISTORY OF TRAVEL collection includes
books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This
collection contains personal narratives, travel guides and
documentary accounts by Victorian travelers, male and female. Also
included are pamphlets, travel guides, and personal narratives of
trips to and around the Americas, the Indies, Europe, Africa and
the Middle East. ++++The below data was compiled from various
identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title.
This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure
edition identification: ++++ British Library Werne, Ferdinand;
O'Reilly, Charles William; Ritter, Carl; 1849. 2 vol.; 12 .
792.e.34.
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