106 Pages
by
Routledge
108 Pages
by
Routledge
106 Pages
by
Routledge
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Trade and Empire in the Atlantic 1400-1600 provides an accessible and concise introduction to European expansion overseas during the early modern period. It explains why and how seafarers visited the Caribbean, South America and Africa, and looks at the history of the communities that lived around the ocean as they responded to the challenges and opportunities which sea trade opened for them.... Read more
Introduction 1. Colonising the Atlantic islands 2. The merchandise of Africa 3. Spain and the ocean crossing 4. Portugal and the South Atlantic; Epilogue
Biography
David Birmingham is Professor of Modern History at the University of Kent at Canterbury.
