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Atlanticism, the Slave Trade, and the Westward Expansion of Western Europe

In: A History of Global Capitalism

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  • Sambit Bhattacharyya

    (University of Sussex)

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This chapter charts the history of Atlanticism and slave trade in Western Europe. It describes what prompted the Spanish and the Portuguese to engage in Atlantic or westward expansion. It covers Portuguese and Spanish engagements in the maritime spice, precious metals, cotton textile, and silk trade connecting the continents of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. It describes the process of takeover of this trade by the Dutch and then the British. It covers the history of maritime trade in goods, commodities, and slaves between Europe, Africa, Asia, and Latin America. It highlights imperial competition and elite feuds in the form of Anglo-Hispanic wars, Anglo-French wars, Anglo-Dutch conflict, and the American War of Independence as a by-product of this trade. It pays special attention to the history of the relationship between imperial elites and settlers in the new world.

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  • Sambit Bhattacharyya, 2020. "Atlanticism, the Slave Trade, and the Westward Expansion of Western Europe," Frontiers in Economic History, in: A History of Global Capitalism, edition 1, chapter 0, pages 27-43, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:frochp:978-3-030-58736-9_3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-58736-9_3
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