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. The idea of atlantic history itinerario cambridge core. Bernard bailyn international seminar on the history of. 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. In the first mode, bernard bailyn has recently proposed a genealogy of atlantic history which traces its origins back to antiisolationist currents in the history of the twentiethcentury united states. Bernard bailyns contribution to our understanding of early american history is so vast that its easy to forget hes still publishing books. May 27, 2017 the ideological origins of the american revolution, by bernard bailyn in one sense, this book is not a particular surprise. The atlantic history seminars directed by professor bailyn were, in their first years, limited in scope to those regions that would later become part of the united states. Bernard bailyns interpretation of the american revolution. For a comprehensive history of the atlantic world or histories connected in and beyond the atlantic world. And i found myself viewing these origins with surprise, for the interior view, from the vantage point of the pamphlets, was different from what i had expected.
If you are familiar at all with the writings of bernard bailyn 1, you will have some idea of what you are getting here. Bailyn received two pulitzersone in 1968 for the ideological origins of the american revolution 1967, which challenges traditional interpretations of the causes of the american revolution, and the other in 1987 for voyagers to the west 1986, which explores reasons for migration to america just prior to the revolution. Bernard bailyn is adams university professor, emeritus, and director of the international seminar on the history of the atlantic world, harvard university. Bernard bailyns most popular book is the ideological origins of the american revolution. Bernard bailyn born september 9, 1922 is an american historian, author, and academic. Apr 02, 2006 this volume contains two essays, each articulating a separate but linked vision of atlantic history. 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. Professor bailyn, a distinguished historian of colonial america at harvard university, has written an. Bernard bailyn national endowment for the humanities neh. Bernard bailyn has 81 books on goodreads with 18858 ratings. This published version is based on bailyn s curti lectures at the university of wisconsin. 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.
Woody holton and bernard bailyn are two historians who have probed the subject and reached two separate decisions about the revolution. Books by bernard bailyn author of the ideological origins. In this book the historian bernard bailyn presents two essays. America, for these hopeful utopians, had become a graveyard. The idea of atlantic history volume 20 issue 1 bernard bailyn. 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.
He is best known for studies of republicanism and atlantic history that. It is premised on the idea that, following the rise of. No one is better qualified to survey the carnage at plymouth than bailyn, now adams university professor emeritus, who began teaching at harvard in 1953, published the first of his more than 20 books. The international seminar on the history of the atlantic world is a program established at harvard university in 1995 by professor bernard bailyn, under the auspices of the charles warren center for studies in american history and with the support of a grant from the andrew w. 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. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading atlantic history. Atlantic history bernard bailyn harvard university press. The best books on atlantic history recommended by bernard bailyn. Review of bernard bailyns the peopling of british north. The revolution is an event, consequently, whose meaning cannot be confined to the past.
Whether we recognize it or not, the sense we make of the history of our national origins helps. Apr 14, 2017 bernard bailyn makes an art of the writing of history. While not an exhaustive historiography, bailyn does discuss the founding of atlantic history as a subdiscipline as well as mention some of the major authors and works. A critical appraisal this is the first in a series of podcasts that new books in history is offering in conjunction. He comments dwell on all gamuts from historiography to the teaching of the subject at the college and high school level, and he provides no nonsense and succinct responses. Bernard bailyn, the worldisland, and the idea of atlantic history, journal of world history on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips. Two hundred million years ago, in the early jurassic, no waters formed either barriers or bridges among what are now the americas, europe and africa. This might be one of the shorter books published by bernard bailyn in his long and. Soundings in atlantic history by bernard bailyn, 9780674032767, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Concept and contours kindle edition by bailyn, bernard. Bailyn locates atlantic history s origins in the political and diplomatic world of the midtwentieth century. Professor bailyns atlantic is thus profoundly british, and very northern.
The paperback of the soundings in atlantic history. Its purpose is to advance the scholarship of young historians of many nations interested in the. Bernard bailyns last act an interview with the harvard. Bernard bailyn, professor emeritus of history at harvard, recipient of the pulitzer and bancroft prizes, a winner of the national book. Bernard bailyn, the worldisland, and the idea of atlantic history.
Atlantic history is a newly and rapidly developing field of historical study. This volume contains two essays, each articulating a separate but linked vision of atlantic history. The aforementioned statement applies to the american revolution as countless number of books has been written concerning the american colonies decision to declare independence from england. The atlantic world had distinctive characteristics, especially the scale of land possessions of europeans and, of course, the great slave population, he says. No one is better qualified to survey the carnage at plymouth than bailyn, now adams university professor emeritus, who began teaching at harvard in 1953, published the first of his more than 20 books in 1955, and has earned the pulitzer prize for history twice. The best books on atlantic history five books expert. The barbarous years is the third installment in a longer series on the peopling of british north america, which began with the publication of a brief overview the peopling of america. These landmasses formed a single supercontinent of pangea until tectonic shifts gradually.
On the teaching and writing of history book by bernard. Bernard bailyn makes an art of the writing of history. In 1998 the national endowment for the humanities selected him for the jefferson lecture. The ideological origins of the american revolution, by bernard bailyn in one sense, this book is not a particular surprise. 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. To anyone new to the idea of atlantic history, the first essay, essentially a historiographical essay, would be very helpful.
For the geological history of the atlantic ocean see opening of the north atlantic ocean and onward links. Bailyn has won the pulitzer prize for history twice in 1968 and 1987. Bernard bailyn born september 9, 1922 is an american historian, author, and academic specializing in u. For a comprehensive history of the atlantic world or. Here he discusses the intense, nationwide debate on the ratification of the constitution, stressing the continuities between that struggle over the foundations of the. Request pdf jack greene and philip morgan interview, atlantic history. Bernard bailyn to the original text of what has become a classic of american historical literature, bernard bailyn adds a substantial essay, fulfillment, as a postscript. 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. Bernard bailyns conception of atlantic history does not. How would it manifest its power in the realms of economics, war, power politics, and cultural exchange. Professor bailyn s atlantic is thus profoundly british, and very northern.
Bailyn has recently proposed a genealogy of atlantic history which. Concept and contours will serve current and future historians as both an effective introduction to the field and an advanced exploration of its historiography. Atlantic history is a specialty field in history that studies the atlantic world in the early modern period. The ideological origins of the american revolution. Nov 01, 2012 bailyn received two pulitzersone in 1968 for the ideological origins of the american revolution 1967, which challenges traditional interpretations of the causes of the american revolution, and the other in 1987 for voyagers to the west 1986, which explores reasons for migration to america just prior to the revolution. His writings on the american revolution, begun in the 1960s, remain required reading for any doctoral student studying for orals. 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. Immigration history society, and distinguished book awards from the society of. Historian bernard bailyn answers a series of questions about the field of history as well as what the title states, on the teaching and writing of history.
He has been a professor at harvard university since 1953. He also serves as a senior fellow in the society of fellows and is the director of the. 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. Jack greene and philip morgan interview, atlantic history. The first, the concept of the subtitle is a historiographic survey of the scholarly literature relating to the idea of atlantic history. Bringing together elements of early modern european, african, and american. America are dedicated to the study of what is being called atlantic history. Bernard bailyn is the editor of pamphlets of the american revolution, the first volume of which, published in 1965, was awarded the faculty prize of the harvard university press for that year, and editor of the apologia of robert keayne 1965 and the twovolume debate on the constitution 1993. The task, consequently, took on an increasing excitement, for much of the history of the.
Bernard bailyn, the idea of atlantic history, itinerario, 20 1996 1944. Bailyn locates atlantic historys origins in the political and diplomatic world of the midtwentieth century. In these probing essays, bernard bailyn explores the origins of the subject, its rapid development, and its impact on historical study. This published version is based on bailyns curti lectures at the university of wisconsin. The first, the idea of atlantic history, provides a reworking of an essay bernard bailyn published ten years ago in itinerario 1996.
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