The New Urban Atlantic: From the Early Modern to Modernism

von Morzé, Leonard

This book provides a much-needed comparative approach to the history of cities by investigating the dissemination of cultural forms between cities of the Atlantic world. The contributors attend to the various forms and norms of cultural representation in Atlantic history, examining a wealth of diverse topics such as the Portuguese Atlantic; the Spanish Empire; Guy Fawkes and the conspiratorial rhetoric of slaves; Albert-Charles Wulffleff and the Parc-Musée of Dakar; and the writings of Jane Austen, Alexis de Tocqueville, Benjamin Franklin, and others.  By interpreting Atlantic urban history through sustained attention to customs and representational forms, an international group of nine contributors demonstrate the power of culture in the making of Atlantic urban experience, even as they acknowledge the harsh realities of economic history. 

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2017-07-01

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137541291

DOI: 10.1057/978-1-137-52606-9

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 266