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Book Title
Colonial America: a Very Short Introduction
Publication Name
Colonial America: A Very Short Introduction
Title
Colonial America: A Very Short Introduction
Author
Alan Taylor
Format
Trade Paperback
ISBN-10
0199766231
EAN
9780199766239
ISBN
9780199766239
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Genre
History
Release Date
29/11/2012
Release Year
2012
Language
English
Country/Region of Manufacture
US
Item Height
0.4in
Item Length
4.3in
Item Width
6.8in
Series
Very Short Introductions
Publication Year
2012
Topic
United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775)
Item Weight
3.5 Oz
Number of Pages
168 Pages

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In the traditional narrative of American colonial history, early European settlements, as well as native peoples and African slaves, were treated in passing as unfortunate aberrations in a fundamentally upbeat story of Englishmen becoming freer and more prosperous by colonizing an abundant continent of "free land." Over the last generation, historians have broadened our understanding of colonial America by adopting both a trans-Atlantic and a trans-continental perspective, examining the interplay of Europe, Africa, and the Americas through the flow of goods, people, plants, animals, capital, and ideas. In this Very Short Introduction , Alan Taylor presents an engaging overview of the best of this new scholarship. He shows that American colonization derived from a global expansion of European exploration and commerce that began in the fifteenth century. The English had to share the stage with the French, Spanish, Dutch, and Russians, each of whom created alternative Americas. By comparing the diverse colonies of rival empires, Taylor recovers what was truly distinctive about the English enterprise in North America. He focuses especially on slavery as central to the economy, culture, and political thought of the colonists and restores the importance of native peoples to the colonial story. To adapt to the new land, the colonists needed the expertise, guidance, alliance, and trade of the Indians who dominated the interior. This historical approach emphasizes the ability of the diverse natives to adapt to the newcomers and to compel concessions from them. This Very Short Introduction describes an intermingling of cultures and of microbes, plants, and animals--from different continents that was unparalleled in global history. Oxford's Very Short Introductions series offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects--from Islam to Sociology, Politics to Classics, Literary Theory to History, and Archaeology to the Bible. Not simply a textbook of definitions, each volume in this series provides trenchant and provocative--yet always balanced and complete--discussions of the central issues in a given discipline or field. Every Very Short Introduction gives a readable evolution of the subject in question, demonstrating how the subject has developed and how it has influenced society. Eventually, the series will encompass every major academic discipline, offering all students an accessible and abundant reference library. Whatever the area of study that one deems important or appealing, whatever the topic that fascinates the general reader, the Very Short Introductions series has a handy and affordable guide that will likely prove indispensable.

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Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0199766231
ISBN-13
9780199766239
eBay Product ID (ePID)
114091336

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Book Title
Colonial America: a Very Short Introduction
Author
Alan Taylor
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775)
Publication Year
2012
Genre
History
Number of Pages
168 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
4.3in
Item Height
0.4in
Item Width
6.8in
Item Weight
3.5 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
E45.T39 2012
Table of Content
List of illustrations Introduction Chapter 1: Encounters Chapter 2: New Spain Chapter 3: New France Chapter 4: Chesapeake colonies Chapter 5: New England Chapter 6: West Indies and Carolina Chapter 7: British America Chapter 8: Empires Timeline Further reading Index, List of illustrationsIntroduction1. Encounters2. New Spain3. New France4. Chesapeake colonies5. New England6. West Indies and Carolina7. British America8. EmpiresTimelineFurther readingIndex
Copyright Date
2012
Lccn
2012-029104
Dewey Decimal
973.2
Intended Audience
Trade
Series
Very Short Introductions Ser.
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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    Alan Taylor's COLONIAL AMERICA: A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION is a brilliant, wide-ranging, and compelling account of the colonial period of American history -- must reading.

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