Trade and Empire in the Atlantic 1400-1600

by David Birmingham

Book Overview

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.
Historical thinking on the subject of Empire is naturally...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415232066
• ISBN13: 9780415232067
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 106 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.6"