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Book SynopsisNew Perspectives in Transatlantic Studies aims to extend the definition of Transatlantic Studies and explore the implications of such a definition by supplying a critical perspective, which links the diverse constituents of this interdisciplinary field.
Trade Review...provides the open-minded reader with a thought-provoking, very readable, at times even fascinating, collection of essays. -- Stewart R. Ross, Institute of International Relations, Prague * Journal of International Relations and Development *
All of the essays in this collection are well-researched and well-argued...[this collection] well reflects both the progress scholars have made in creating a new field of study with an ocean basin, the Atlantic, as its centre, rather than a continent or nation-state, but also the challenges that lie ahead in conceptualising that field, 'Transatlantic Studies,' in a way that truly distinguishes methodologically and topically from the older area studies programmes. -- Gayle K. Brunelle, California State University, Fullerton * Itinerario *
All of the essays in this collection are well-researched and well-argued...[this collection] well reflects both the progress scholars have made in creating a new field of study with an ocean basin, the Atlantic, as its centre, rather than a continent or nation-state, but also the challenges that lie ahead in conceptualising that field, 'Transatlantic Studies,' in a way that truly distinguishes methodologically and topically from the older area studies programmes. -- Gayle K. Brunelle, California State University, Fullerton * Itinerario *
...provides the open-minded reader with a thought-provoking, very readable, at times even fascinating, collection of essays. -- Stewart R. Ross, Institute of International Relations, Prague * Journal of International Relations and Development *
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Acknowledgements Chapter 2 Introduction: Transatlantic Studies-Conceptual Challenges Chapter 3 Oceans Apart? Setting the Transatlantic Context: Chapter 4 Waterways in the Atlantic World: Contact & Cultural Negotiations Across a Liquid Landscape Chapter 5 The Economy of the Marvelous: Columbus's Transatlantic Tokens of Exchange Chapter 6 End-Time & Exorcisms in England: Witch-Hunting & Salvation in the 17th Century Chapter 7 Racial Encounters in the Contact Zone: Chapter 8 Mulattos Accused of Witchcraft & Sorcery in Late Colonial New Spain Chapter 9 A Taste for Flesh: British Slavery, Sentiment & the Epistemology of Race & Domination Chapter 10 Spirits of Earth & Sky: The Dynamics of European Encounters with Great Plains Aboriginal Groups Chapter 11 Transatlantic Artistic Exchanges: Chapter 12 Transatlantic Romanticism: The Case of the Painter-Poet, Thomas Cole Chapter 13 European Modernity-Awareness & Transatlantic Intertextuality: Poe's Significance for Baudelaire, Benjamin, & Foucault Chapter 14 19th Century American Women Writers' European Connections: The Case of Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Chapter 15 The Hegemonic Body: Politics of a Black Peruvian Dance Chapter 16 Transatlantic Economies: Chapter 17 Exporting the Industrial Revolution: The Migration of Cornish Mining Technology to Latin America in the Early 19th Century Chapter 18 George W. Ball, Jean Monnet, & the Founding of the European Coal & Steel Community (1950-51): The Importance of Transatlantic Relations Chapter 19 Transatlantic Perspectives on the Euro & the Dollar: Dollarization & Other Issues Chapter 20 Politics, Philosophy, & Security: Revisiting International Relations Chapter 21 Atlantic Corridors: F.C.S. Schiller, Papini, & the "Americanization" of Pragmatism Chapter 22 Old Orders, New Orders & Third Ways: Trends in Anglo-American Party Politics Chapter 23 Above the Law? Transatlantic Perspectives on the Development of the International Criminal Court Chapter 24 The Trauma of Nuclear Pearl Harbor: Transatlantic Relations, Fortress America & the Loss of Nuclear Invulnerability Chapter 25 The European Union & Defense: Autonomy Within the Bounds of Transatlantic Solidarity Chapter 26 Selected Bibliography Chapter 27 Index Chapter 28 About the Contributors
