Was the British Atlantic shaped more by imperial rivalries or by the actions of subnational groups with a variety of economic, social, and religious agendas? The Creation of the British Atlantic World analyzes the inter-relationship between these competing explanations for the development of the British Atlantic by examining migration patterns on both the macro and micro level. It also scrutinizes the roles played by trade, religion, ethnicity, and class in linking Atlantic borders and the increasingly complicated legal, intellectual and emotional relationship between the British sovereign and colonial charter holders. Its contributors include: Joyce E. Chaplin, John E. Crowley, David Barry Gaspar, April Lee Hatfield, James Horn, Ray A. Kea, Elizabeth Mancke, Philip D. Morgan, William M. Offutt, Robert Olwell, Carole Shammas, Wolfgang Splitter, Mark L. Thompson, Karin Wulf, and, Avihu Zakai.

About the Author
Elizabeth Mancke is a professor of history and the Canada Research Chair in Atlantic Canada Studies at the University of New Brunswick. Carole Shammas is the John R. Hubbard Chair Emerita in History at the University of Southern California.

Reviews
This is a seminal collection that over the years will provide both inspiration and guidance to those striving to understand the 'how' and 'why' of imperialism and imperial historiography. Itinerario: European Journal of Overseas History The popularity of Atlantic history is proven by a stream of publications in recent years, but few have attained the quality of this excellent collection. Journal of American History The contributors and editors have done us a great service by bringing together in one volume some of the more creative and novel approaches to Atlantic history. Journal of World History A fine collection. -- Christopher Hodson Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History Beautifully set up... and provides tantalizing insights. -- Marie Donaghay International Journal of Maritime History A valuable contribution to transatlantic studies. Sixteenth Century Journal This book - written for the most part by Greene's former students - is both a tribute to and recognition of Greene's ambiguous legacy. -- Owen Stanwood Americas A collection of superb essays. -- Peter A. Coclanis New West Indian Guide This volume offers what readers have come to expect from publishing houses such as Johns Hopkins University Press, namely solid and reliable scholarship... a valuable contribution. -- Klaus H. Schmidt Amerikastudien / American Studies



Book Information
ISBN 9781421418445
Author Elizabeth Mancke
Format Paperback
Page Count 408
Imprint Johns Hopkins University Press
Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press
Weight(grams) 590g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 24mm