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Work of the Fellows: Edited Volumes

Atlantic Port Cities: Economy, Culture, and Society in the Atlantic World, 1650-1850

Edited by Franklin W. Knight (NHC Fellow, 1986–87) and Peggy K. Liss

Economic History; Cities; Waterways; Cultural History; Trade; Caribbean

Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1991

From the publisher’s description:

This volume began with the symposium on Atlantic port cities held at the Library of Congress in May 1986. Ten original essays examine the texture of economy, society, and culture in selected Latin American and Caribbean ports, illustrating the patterns of development.

Subjects
History / Economics / Economic History / Cities / Waterways / Cultural History / Trade / Caribbean /

Knight, Franklin W. (NHC Fellow, 1986–87), ed. Atlantic Port Cities: Economy, Culture, and Society in the Atlantic World, 1650-1850. Edited by Franklin W. Knight and Peggy K. Liss. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1991.