Major Problems in the Atlantic World: Documents and Essays (Major Problems in American Hsitory) - Softcover

Games, Alison

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0618611142 ISBN 13: 9780618611140

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, 2007

Synopsis

Designed to encourage critical thinking about history, the Major Problems Series introduces students to both primary sources and analytical essays on important topics in US history. The Atlantic Ocean and the interactions between the continents that make up the Atlantic rim, North America, South America, Africa, and Europe, have all figured largely into the history of both the United States and the world. Major Problems in Atlantic History covers the history and evolution of this area, with special attention to such topics as the origins of the Atlantic world, migrations throughout the Atlantic world, European interactions, Atlantic economies, slavery, and independence.

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About the Author

Adam Rothman, Associate Professor of History at Georgetown University, earned his B.A. from Yale University in 1993 and his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 2000. Rothman teaches courses on the history of the Atlantic World, slavery and abolition, and the United States from the Revolution to the Civil War. His first book, Slave Country: American Expansion and the Origins of the Deep South, was published by Harvard University Press in 2005. He is currently working on a study of New Orleans in the 19th century. Rothman lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife Marian and their dog Mel.

Edition details

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0618611142
• ISBN 13: 9780618611140
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400