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The Atlantic World in the Age of Empire
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Pages: 0
Authors: Thomas Benjamin
Categories: America
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001 - Publisher: Cengage Learning

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This secondary source reader centers around the age of exploration and its resulting encounters between cultures, particularly around the Atlantic Ocean. It exa
Empires of the Atlantic World
Language: en
Pages: 611
Authors: J. H. Elliott
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006-01-01 - Publisher: Yale University Press

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This epic history compares the empires built by Spain and Britain in the Americas, from Columbus's arrival in the New World to the end of Spanish colonial rule
The Atlantic World
Language: en
Pages: 723
Authors: Thomas Benjamin
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-02-16 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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From 1400 to 1900 the Atlantic Ocean served as a major highway, allowing people and goods to move easily between Europe, Africa, and the Americas. These interac
Encyclopedia of the Atlantic World, 1400–1900 [2 volumes]
Language: en
Pages: 793
Authors: David Head
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-11-16 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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A first-of-its-kind reference resource traces the interactions among four Atlantic-facing continents—Europe, Africa, and the Americas (including the Caribbean
Plants and Empire
Language: en
Pages: 319
Authors: Londa Schiebinger
Categories: Nature
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-07-01 - Publisher: Harvard University Press

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Plants seldom figure in the grand narratives of war, peace, or even everyday life yet they are often at the center of high intrigue. In the eighteenth century,