| Description |
xiv, 320 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
"This book tells the story of how people experienced the eighteenth-century crossing of the Atlantic Ocean, exploring the transformative journey undertaken by the thousands of Europeans who journeyed in search of a better life. Stephen Berry shows how the ships, on which passengers were contained in close quarters for months at a time, operated as compressed "frontiers," where diverse groups encountered one another and established new patterns of social organization. As he argues that experiences aboard ship served as a profound conversion experience for travelers, both spiritually and culturally, Berry reframes the history of Atlantic migrations, giving the ocean and the ship a more prominent role in Atlantic history. The ocean was more than a backdrop for human events: it actively shaped historical experiences by furnishing a dissociative break from normal patterns of life and a formative stage in travelers' processes of collective identification"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Subject |
Seafaring life -- Atlantic Ocean -- History -- 18th century.
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Seafaring life. |
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Atlantic Ocean. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
18th century |
| Subject |
Merchant ships -- Passenger accommodation -- Social aspects.
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Merchant ships -- Passenger accommodation. |
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Social aspects. |
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Transatlantic voyages -- Social aspects.
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Transatlantic voyages. |
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Ocean travel -- Social aspects.
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Ocean travel. |
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Atlantic Ocean Region -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 18th century.
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Atlantic Ocean Region. |
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Emigration and immigration. |
| ISBN |
030020423X (hardback) |
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9780300204230 (hardback) |
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