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Title:The English Atlantic 1675 - 1740 - An Exploration of Communication and Community
Price:AUD$85.00 (about USD$55.40)
Category:History
ISBN:0195039688
Item ID:LB00-231298
Quantity:1
Publisher:Oxford Univesity Press, New York, 1986
Edition:First
Binding:Hardcover
Condition:Very Good
Dust Jacket:Very Good
Oxford Univesity Press, 1986, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good, First

Exploding the curious myth that the ocean is a barrier rather than a highway for communication, this unusual interdisciplinary study examines the English Atlantic context of early American life. From the winterless Caribbean to the ice-locked Hudson Bay, maritime communications in fact usually met the legitimate expectations for frequency, speed, and safety, while increased shipping, new postal services, and newspapers hastened the exchange of news. These changes in avenues of communications reflected--and, in turn, enhanced--the political, economic, and social integration of the English Atlantic between 1675 and 1740. As Steele deftly describes the influence of physical, technological, socioeconomic, and political aspects of seaborne communication on the community, he suggests an exciting new mode of analyzing Colonial history. 400 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: History::American History; United States; History; ISBN: 0195039688. ISBN/EAN: 9780195039689. Inventory No: 231298.
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