Building the British Atlantic World: Spaces, Places, and Material Culture, 1600-1850

Book Overview

Spanning the North Atlantic rim from Canada to Scotland, and from the Caribbean to the coast of West Africa, the British Atlantic world is deeply interconnected across its regions. In this groundbreaking study, thirteen leading scholars explore the idea of transatlanticism--or a shared "Atlantic world" experience--through the lens of architecture, built spaces, and landscapes in the British Atlantic from the seventeenth century through the mid-nineteenth...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469626829
• ISBN13: 9781469626826
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"