Bernard bailyn born september 9, 1922 is an american historian, author, and academic specializing in u. 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 globalizing. 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. If history is sometimes an art, bernard bailyn is surely an artist in its service. Bernard bailyns last act an interview with the harvard. Its purpose is to advance the scholarship of young historians of many nations interested in the. 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. Harvard university press, 2005 2 this is a reference to thomas r. How ghastly were the beginnings of european america. 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 idea of atlantic history bernard bailyn when i was invited to participate in the conference marking the twentieth anniversary of leidens centre for overseas expansion and to contribute to the conferences retrospection of recent scholarship on the history of overseas expansion, i happily agreed. The best books on atlantic history five books expert. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading atlantic history. 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. The ideological origins of the american revolution. He served as director of harvards international seminar on the history of the atlantic world, 199520. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. He is best known for studies of republicanism and atlantic history that. Bailyn has also done extensive work on immigration to the americas. Jun 22, 2011 the idea of atlantic history volume 20 issue 1 bernard bailyn skip to main content accessibility help we use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites.
Bailyns purpose in his short and invaluable atlantic history is to trace and celebrate the evolution of atlantic history as an idea, and to set out his personal. Atlantic history is a newly and rapidly developing field of historical study. 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. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Bailyn locates atlantic history s origins in the political and diplomatic world of the midtwentieth century. Bailyns description of pamphlets, combined with a vague understanding of the tumult of the 1960s, provides easier context for understanding the books argument. Bernard bailyn national endowment for the humanities neh. This published version is based on bailyns curti lectures at the university of wisconsin. The idea of atlantic history volume 20 issue 1 bernard bailyn skip to main content accessibility help we use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites.
In this book the historian bernard bailyn presents two essays. Books by bernard bailyn author of the ideological origins. Bernard bailyn born september 9, 1922 is an american historian, author, and academic. Bailyn s purpose in his short and invaluable atlantic history is to trace and celebrate the evolution of atlantic history as an idea, and to set out his personal interpretation of its main contours in the period between the earliest european invasions of the americas and the american revolution.
This volume contains two essays, each articulating a separate but linked vision of atlantic history. Professor bailyn, a distinguished historian of colonial america at harvard university, has written an. 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. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Bernard bailyn international seminar on the history of. Jack schwartz formerly supervised the book pages of newsday and was an editor in the culture section of the. Twentiethcentury american historians gale research company, 1983 pp 1926. 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.
American revolution, atlantic world, bernard bailyn, historiography, slavery 8 comments bernard bailyns contribution to our understanding of early american history is so vast that its easy to forget hes still publishing books. A passage in the peopling of america on the eve of the revolution. This might be one of the shorter books published by bernard bailyn in his long and. Bernard bailyn is adams university professor, emeritus, and director of the international seminar on the history of the atlantic world, harvard university. The atlantic world had distinctive characteristics, especially the scale of land possessions of europeans and, of course, the great slave population, he says. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Bernard bailyn has 81 books on goodreads with 18963 ratings. Review of bernard bailyns the peopling of british north. Concept and contours kindle edition by bailyn, bernard. Bernard bailyn international seminar on the history of the. 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. Twentyseven years ago, bailyn released the peopling of british north america, a terse sketch of a bigger project. The first, the concept of the subtitle is a historiographic survey of the scholarly literature relating to the idea of atlantic history. Bernard bailyn, the worldisland, and the idea of atlantic history.
Death was everywhere, he says in his aptly named new book, the barbarous years. 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 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. 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 1998 the national endowment for the humanities selected him for. Books by bernard bailyn author of the ideological origins of. Bernard bailyns most recent book is certain to find a place of prominence on required reading lists and professors bookshelves. Atlantic history bernard bailyn, adams university professor. He has been a professor at harvard university since 1953. Bringing together elements of early modern european, african, and american. Bailyn locates atlantic historys origins in the political and diplomatic world of the midtwentieth century. The idea of atlantic history itinerario cambridge core. In 1998 the national endowment for the humanities selected him for the jefferson lecture. The atlantic world was created by the discovery of a new land by europeans, and atlantic history is the study of that world.
Bailyns purpose in his short and invaluable atlantic history is to trace and celebrate the evolution of atlantic history as an idea, and to set out his personal interpretation of its main contours in the period between the earliest european invasions of the americas and the american. Jack schwartz, the daily beast dedicated to understanding the englishspeaking world in. Mar 31, 2005 atlantic history is a newly and rapidly developing field of historical study. 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. Atlantic history bernard bailyn harvard university press.
Bernard bailyn atlantic history is a newly and rapidly developing field of historical study. The first, the idea of atlantic history, provides a reworking of an essay bernard bailyn published ten years ago in itinerario 1996. For the geological history of the atlantic ocean see opening of the north atlantic ocean and onward links. By this point in the unit, theyre just about getting used to the idea of historians being shaped by the time in which they write. Atlantic history is a specialty field in history that studies the atlantic world in the early modern period. 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. Apr 14, 2017 if history is sometimes an art, bernard bailyn is surely an artist in its service. He also serves as a senior fellow in the society of fellows and is the director of the. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The best books on atlantic history recommended by bernard bailyn. This long essay began as an effort on the part of the great historian bernard bailyn to organize his own thoughts after three years of work on his epic multivolume series the peopling of british north america, the first volume of which, voyagers to the west, won a pulitzer prize. To anyone new to the idea of atlantic history, the first essay. The idea of atlantic history volume 20 issue 1 bernard bailyn. 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.
The paperback of the soundings in atlantic history. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Bringing together elements of early modern european, african, and american history their common, comparative, and. The barbarous years, by bernard bailyn the new york times. Art in the age of mass incarceration along with selected art from the book. Concept and contours by bernard bailyn lays the framework for what atlantic history is and how it should be studied.
It is premised on the idea that, following the rise of. He coauthored the great republic 1977, an american history textbook. Bailyn states that the reasoning behind writing the book is that previous historians focus too much on the imperial history of the atlantic world, when in fact the colonized areas had just as much of an effect. In these probing essays, bernard bailyn explores the origins of the subject. This book would serve as a fitting valedictory for the author s career and is required reading for anyone interested in the historian s calling. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Atlantic history is a newly and rapidly developing field of histor. Bernard bailyn makes an art of the writing of history.
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