Atlantic History in the Nineteenth Century Migration, Trade, Conflic
This book argues that a vibrant, ever-changing Atlantic community persisted into the nineteenth century. As in the early modern Atlantic world, nineteenth-century interactions between the Americas, Africa, and Europe centered on exchange: exchange of peop
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Niels Eichhorn
Atlantic History in the Nineteenth Century
Niels Eichhorn
Atlantic History in the Nineteenth Century Migration, Trade, Conflict, and Ideas
Niels Eichhorn Middle Georgia State University Macon, GA, USA
ISBN 978-3-030-27639-3 ISBN 978-3-030-27640-9 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27640-9 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
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Preface
This project started when I worked on my dissertation and needed to figure out the conceptual framework for my project comparing events in 1848 and the US Civil War. Especially, David Armitage’s concept of three Atlantic worlds interested me. The idea of a comparative Atlantic study seemed to fit rather well with my transnational project. However, I eventually turned to the transnational methodology recently embraced by Civil War historians Paul Quigley and Andre Fleche that was more appropriate for what I was doing. Nevertheless, I remained interested in nineteenth-century Atlantic history. I was troubled that Atlantic historians had decided to end their narratives in 1825. Despite abandoning Atlantic history’s methodology for the dissertation, I decided to put some of my thought regarding the existence of a nineteenth-century Atlantic world on paper. When I first started, I envisioned an article-length essay pointing out some comparisons. My goal was primarily to put secondary literatures into conversation with each other, which remains an essential goal of the book. As I worked on the article project, I took the methodological ideas and examples to a gradua
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