Transatlantic Studies

by Will Kaufman and Heidi Slettedahl Macpherson

Book Overview

Although our age has become host to a number of academic disciplines called area studies, including for example, African Studies and American Studies, these divisions do not capture the truly unique relationship of the lands joined by the Atlantic Ocean. Accordingly, a new area, called Transatlantic Studies, has emerged. This seminal work attempts to: define clearly the term Transatlantic Studies; locate Transatlantic studies academically; supply...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761817891
• ISBN13: 9780761817895
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 304 Pages