What is it about?
The review assesses the value and possible impact of the essay collection on the study of Atlantic history.
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Why is it important?
The essay collection is important because it brings together a vast amount of new scholarship in Atlantic history. The review is important because it conveys the basic content, intentions, and accomplishments of the book and alerts readers to individual essay topics that might interest them.
Perspectives
The volume addresses two major issues or problems in current Atlantic history: the relationship of Atlantic to global history and the broader usefulness of Atlantic history.
Distinguished Research Professor Aaron Spencer Fogleman
Northern Illinois University
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This page is a summary of: The Atlantic World, edited by D’Maris Coffman, Adrian Leonard & William O’Reilly, New West Indian Guide / Nieuwe West-Indische Gids, January 2016, Brill,
DOI: 10.1163/22134360-09003006.
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