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Bernard bailyn did his undergraduate work at williams college and his graduate work at harvard, where he is currently adams university professor and james duncan phillips professor of early american history emeritus. The peopling of british north america book by bernard. Like so much of his scholarship, bernard bailyn s most. He founded, and for many years directed, the international seminar on the history of the atlantic world, which helped to reorient the study of.
Bernard bailyn national endowment for the humanities neh. As a leading advocate of the history of the atlantic world, bailyn has organized an annual international seminar at harvard designed to promote scholarship in this. He served as director of harvards international seminar on the history of the atlantic world, 199520. Best sellers todays deals new releases books electronics gift ideas. One chapter catalogues topics discussed at a series of seminars on atlantic history. Few historians are as accomplished or as consistent as bernard bailyn, the adams university professor emeritus at harvard university and a twotime winner of the pulitzer prize for american history. He is the author of numerous books, including the ideological origins of the american revolution pulitzer and bancroft prizes and the ordeal of thomas hutchinson national book award. He first considers atlantic history as a subject of historical inquiryhow it evolved as a product of both the pressures of postworld war ii politics and the internal forces of scholarship itself.
Professor bailyn has taught at harvard since 1953, becoming professor in 1961 and winthrop professor of history in 1966, a position he held until 1981, when he became the first. The atlantic world had distinctive characteristics, especially the scale of land possessions of europeans and, of course, the great slave population, he says. To bailyn, adams university professor emeritus at harvard, history involves storytelling, and historians, like novelists, should aim to depict a coherent world. Like so much of his scholarship, bernard bailyn s most recent book is certain to find a. Bringing together elements of early modern european, african, and american. His previous books include the new england merchants in the seventeenth century. Bernard bailyn has 81 books on goodreads with 18963 ratings.
Drawn together in a comprehensive introduction by bernard bailyn, these innovative essays include analyses of the climate and ecology that underlay the slave trade, panatlantic networks of religion and commerce, as well as the interethnic collaboration in the development of tropical medicine, science as a product of imperial relations, and. Bernard bailyn born september 9, 1922 is an american historian, author, and professor specializing in u. Bernard bailyn is adams university professor and james duncan phillips professor of early american history emeritus at harvard university. The paperback of the soundings in atlantic history. In this book the historian bernard bailyn presents two essays. In 1998 the national endowment for the humanities selected him for.
Drawn together in a comprehensive introduction by bernard bailyn, these innovative essays include analyses of the climate and ecology that underlay the slave trade, pan atlantic networks of religion and commerce, as well as the interethnic collaboration in the development of tropical medicine, science as a product of imperial relations, and. Bernard bailyn s most popular book is the ideological origins of the american revolution. The ideological origins of the american revolution. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Twentyseven years ago, bailyn released the peopling of british north america, a terse sketch of a bigger project. Atlantic history is a newly and rapidly developing field of historical study.
They were a mixed multitudefrom england, the netherlands, the german and italian states, france, africa, sweden, and finland. For approximately half a century, bailyn has been the countrys most distinguished and influential scholar of the revolution, the author of numerous books and the winner of prizes by the cartload. The barbarous years, by bernard bailyn the new york times. This volume contains two essays, each articulating a separate but linked vision of atlantic history. History department robinson hall 35 quincy street cambridge ma 028 phone. Bringing together elements of early modern european, african, and american historytheir common, comparative, and interactive aspectsatlantic history embraces essentials of western civilization, from the first contacts of europe with the western hemisphere to the independence movements and the globalizing. The new england merchants in the seventeenth century 1955, education in the forming of american society 1960, the ideological origins of the american revolution 1967, the origins of american politics 1968, the ordeal of thomas hutchinson 1974, the peopling of british north america. Like so much of his scholarship, bernard bailyns most. Bernard bailyn gives us a compelling account of the first great transit of people from britain, europe, and africa to british north america, their involvements with each other, and their struggles with the indigenous peoples of the eastern seaboard. Concepts and contours bailyn s 8 since the mid1980s, bailyn s harvard seminar on the history of the atlantic world promoted social and demographic studies, and especially regarding demographic flows of population into colonial america. Bailyn has won the pulitzer prize for history twice in 1968 and 1987. As is the case with bailyn s many other books, atlantic history is written in a clear and concise fashion regardless of the readers level of experience, it will. As is the case with bailyn s many other books, atlantic history is written in a clear and concise fashion.
As bernard bailyn describes in the opening pages of his most recent book, atlantic history has rapidly become a popular and significant field within the broader discipline of history. Atlantic history bernard bailyn harvard university press. Bernard bailyn international seminar on the history of. Bernard bailyn project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. In this introduction to his largescale work the peopling of british north america, bernard bailyn identifies central themes in a formative passage of our history. Bringing together elements of early modern european, african, and american historytheir common, comparative, and interactive aspectsatlantic history embraces essentials of western civilization, from the first contacts of europe with the western hemisphere to the independence movements and the. Concept and contours will serve current and future historians as both an effective introduction to the field and an advanced exploration of its historiography. Now, from his vantage point as one of the leading figures in this field, bailyn has written a valedictory examination of its development and major issues. He founded, and for many years directed, the international seminar on the history of the atlantic world, which helped to reorient the study of the atlantic region in the early modern era. In theory, bernard bailyn should need no introduction.
The best books on atlantic history five books expert. Mar 31, 2005 atlantic history is a newly and rapidly developing field of historical study. Books by bernard bailyn author of the ideological origins of. The press and the american revolution by bernard bailyn, john b. Bringing together elements of early modern european, african, and american history their common, comparative, and interactive aspects atlantic history embraces essentials of western civilization, from the first contacts of europe with the western hemisphere to the independence movements and the. How ghastly were the beginnings of european america. Bernard bailyn is adams university professor, emeritus, and director of the international seminar on the history of the atlantic world, harvard university. Books by bernard bailyn author of the ideological origins. Apr 02, 2006 the first, the idea of atlantic history, provides a reworking of an essay bernard bailyn published ten years ago in itinerario 1996. The peopling of british north america book by bernard bailyn. He founded, and for many years directed, the international seminar on the history of the atlantic world, which helped to. Bernard bailyns most popular book is the ideological origins of the american revolution. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Bailyn has also done extensive work on immigration to the americas.
Bernard bailyn is adams university professor, emeritus, and director of the international seminar on the history of the atlantic world at harvard university. Bernard bailyn, whose historical work centers on early american history, the american revolution, and the angloamerican world in the preindustrial era, is adams university professor and james duncan phillips professor of early american history, emeritus, at harvard university. Hench and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. As is the case with bailyns many other books, atlantic history is written in a clear and concise fashion. Bernard bailyn s seminar on the history of the atlantic world promoted social and demographic studies, and especially regarding demographic flows of population into colonial america. Harvard professor and pulitzer prizewinning historian bernard bailyn recommends reading on three centuries of empire, conflict and slave trading between the americas, europe and africa. In actuality, the intellectual landscape is so fragmented that highly literate. The first, the idea of atlantic history, provides a reworking of an essay bernard bailyn published ten years ago in itinerario 1996.