Into the future

A historiographical overview of Atlantic History in the twenty first century

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ID5848796
AuthorsManuel Barcia (0000-0001-5672-7039, University of Leeds, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume19
Issue2
Pages181-199
Publication date2021-06-29
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAtlantic Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1478-8810 • E-ISSN: 1740-4649
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14788810.2021.1948284
OpenAlexW3176013939
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited127

This article examines developments in the field of Atlantic History within the past two decades and through the prism of slavery studies and a number of close sub-fields. By paying attention to what Atlantic historians have achieved since the turn of the century, it discusses contributions and critiques in equal measure, highlighting the field's place in wider global discussions. While probing a number of methodological challenges that are already being tackled by numerous Atlantic historians, this article also explores the potential obstacles that lay ahead and suggest possible ways to negotiate them successfully. Rather than offering yet another painstaking reconstruction of the birth and growth of Atlantic History, this piece focuses squarely on the field's twenty-first century's saga: past, present and future

Ancient history · Archaeology · Atlantic World · Field (mathematics · Historiography · Negotiation · Prism · Social science · Sociology · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · Historical Economic and Social Studies · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis · History

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