Global Atlantic

Christoph Strobel is Associate Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. He is the author of The Testing Grounds of Modern Empire, and co-author, with Alice Nash, of Daily Life of Native Americans from Post-Columbian through Nineteenth-Century America.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Currents of the Global AtlanticPart I: Trans-Regional Interactions and the Global Atlantic before 14921. "Old World" Long Distance Exchange in Europe, Africa, and the AmericasPart II: Navigating the Global Atlantic, 1400-18002. Europe, Africa, and the Emergence of the Global Atlantic3. The Global Atlantic and the "Spanish Sea"4. The Global Atlantic and the Worlds of the Indian OceanConclusion: The Decline of the Global Atlantic and a New Order of ThingsChronologyBibliographyIndex

"...through its enjoyable narrative, this book provides a comprehensive and useful overview on the global currents of the Atlantic world."—José Eudes Gomes, University of Lisbon, Comparativ"What Christoph Strobel offers in The Global Atlantic is the most concise and readable cure for any ‘Atlanticentrism’ that might be ailing you. Follow his lead, and you’ll discover a truly global ‘New World,’ one that embraces all of the planet’s oceans and continents."—Carl H. Nightingale, author of Segregation: a Global History of Divided Cities"The Global Atlantic offers a fresh look at the Atlantic World that should excite both scholars and students. This innovative book integrates the complexities of the Atlantic World into a rich mosaic of global interactions and connections. The Global Atlantic has an accessible style and offers a masterful view of global intersections that shaped and were in turn influenced by the Atlantic World. It is a must for either undergraduate or graduate world history courses."—David Kalivas, Professor of History, Middlesex Community College, and editor, H-World"He pays more attention to the intercontinental role of Africa than most authors have previously done, noting that Africa was an active participant as well as a passive recipient in transoceanic economic and cultural encounters. As a quick summary, the book will be useful for teachers of world history and possibly also for students as collateral reading for survey courses. A valuable bibliography shows the author’s careful attention to the most recent interpretations. Summing Up: Recommended. All levels/libraries." - J.C. Perry, Tufts University, CHOICE Review"Even when the book is an approachable, clear and concise synthesis, the author introduces thought-provoking concepts to his narrative. Strobel is successful in showing a world of multiple vectors simultaneouslyacting to shape the early modern world." —Alvaro Caso-Bello, The Johns Hopkins University, in European History Quarterly