uscpress.com - Carolina Lowcountry and the Atlantic World https://uscpress.com/ Jewish Sanctuary in the Atlantic World https://uscpress.com/book-post/3409803/Jewish-Sanctuary-in-the-Atlantic-World
A cultural and architectural history of Judaism as it expanded and took root in the Atlantic world

Jewish Sanctuary in the Atlantic World is a unique blend of cultural and architectural…]]>
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Working on the Dock of the Bay https://uscpress.com/book-post/3409991/Working-on-the-Dock-of-the-Bay
An examination of the role and struggles of dockworkers—enslaved and free—in Charleston between the American Revolution and the Civil War

Working on the Dock of the Bay explores the his…]]>
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Trade, Politics, and Revolution https://uscpress.com/book-post/3409930/Trade-Politics-and-Revolution
A study of early transatlantic trade in South Carolina that exposes the divisive complexity that led to war

London's "Carolina traders," a little-known group of transatlantic merchants,…]]>
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Masters of Violence https://uscpress.com/book-post/3409915/Masters-of-Violence
From trusted to tainted, an examination of the shifting perceived reputation of overseers of enslaved people

In the antebellum southern United States, major landowners typically hired o…]]>
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The Torrid Zone https://uscpress.com/book-post/3409883/The-Torrid-Zone
The first comparative treatment of settlers' trading, pirating, and colonizing activities in the Caribbean

Brimming with new perspectives and cutting-edge research, the essays collected…]]>
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Religion, Space, and the Atlantic World https://uscpress.com/book-post/3409846/Religion-Space-and-the-Atlantic-World
An interdisciplinary exploration of the influence of physical space in the study of religion

While the concept of an Atlantic world has been central to the work of historians for decade…]]>
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The Civil War as Global Conflict https://uscpress.com/book-post/3409818/The-Civil-War-as-Global-Conflict
A collection of essays highlighting the war not only as a North American conflict but as a global one

In an attempt to counter the insular narratives of much of the sesquicentennial com…]]>
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The Irish in the Atlantic World https://uscpress.com/book-post/3409413/The-Irish-in-the-Atlantic-World
A new vision of the Irish diaspora within the Atlantic context from the eighteenth century to the present.

The Irish in the Atlantic World presents a transnational and comparative view…]]>
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The Civil War as Global Conflict https://uscpress.com/book-post/3409416/The-Civil-War-as-Global-Conflict
A collection of essays highlighting the war not only as a North American conflict but as a global one

In an attempt to counter the insular narratives of much of the sesquicentennial com…]]>
Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800
Working on the Dock of the Bay https://uscpress.com/book-post/3409549/Working-on-the-Dock-of-the-Bay
An examination of the role and struggles of dockworkers—enslaved and free—in Charleston between the American Revolution and the Civil War

Working on the Dock of the Bay explores the his…]]>
Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800