Introduction : themes and methods -- Part I. Context and background. The historiography of early America ; Wealth, commerce, environment -- Part II. Current themes. Slavery ; Indigenous peoples ; The imperial turn -- Part III. Traditional themes. Gender ; Eighteenth-century British history ; The American Revolution -- Conclusion -- Appendix A. Early American history in academic journals -- Appendix B. Citational practices in early American history
Summary
"Writing Early America is a field report into the current historiography of the large body of historical writings on the broad field of early America in the eighteenth century, between the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713 and the end of the American Revolution around 1784, as seen in journal literature written in the last decade. A comprehensive analysis of nearly four hundred articles in top-ranking journals, this book examines which topics provoke the most interest for early American historians. In addition to treating scholarship on the most important areas of current research--Indigenous history, slavery and race, and gender--this book also highlights how notions of empire provide a framework for colonial American history and even more so for new scholarship on the American Revolution"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 17, 2023)
