Historians have long been challenged by the remarkable diversity of the peoples who engaged with one another on and across the Atlantic Ocean, and the resulting difficulty in doing justice to so many inter-related histories. In The Atlantic Connection Anna Suranyi has met this challenge with an impressively comprehensive overview of the key themes and issues of Atlantic history. Well-written and accessible, this book provides an excellent introduction to the ways in which the interactions between Europeans, Native Americans and Africans shaped their Atlantic World.
Simon P. Newman, University of Glasgow, UK
This broad synthesis of the history of the Atlantic World by Anna Suranyi is a welcome entry into a field in which the historiography has proliferated over a period of many years...A major strength of Suranyi's approach lies in the breadth of her themes and her willingness to synthesise boldly in areas that themselves have large, discrete historiographies.
John G. Reid, Saint Mary's University, Nova Scotia, in Journal of Pacific History
Historians have long been challenged by the remarkable diversity of the peoples who engaged with one another on and across the Atlantic Ocean, and the resulting difficulty in doing justice to so many inter-related histories. In The Atlantic Connection Anna Suranyi has met this challenge with an impressively comprehensive overview of the key themes and issues of Atlantic history. Well-written and accessible, this book provides an excellent introduction to the ways in which the interactions between Europeans, Native Americans and Africans shaped their Atlantic World.
Simon P. Newman, University of Glasgow, UK
Suranyi offers a clear, concise overview of Atlantic history from 1450 to 1900. The opening section of her book explains the Atlantic World as it existed before 1492. She examines Europe, Africa, and the Americas in some depth, providing readers with crucial background information necessary to understanding the development of the Atlantic World in the subsequent centuries...On the whole, this straightforward, easy to read and understand survey of Atlantic history would be an asset to collections in world history, comparative history, Caribbean history, and Atlantic history or studies. Summing Up: Highly recommended.
J. Rankin, East Tennessee State University, CHOICE Review
This broad synthesis of the history of the Atlantic World by Anna Suranyi is a welcome entry into a field in which the historiography has proliferated over a period of many years...A major strength of Suranyi's approach lies in the breadth of her themes and her willingness to synthesise boldly in areas that themselves have large, discrete historiographies.
John G. Reid, Saint Mary's University, Nova Scotia, in Journal of Pacific History
Suranyi's analysis of Atlantic societies in the nineteenth century highlights the results of the interdependence, transmissions, and developments emphasized throughout the book, which provides a good introduction to the Atlantic world.
David M. Carletta St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Collierville, Tennessee
