Ocean of rumours, an: news and information in the atlantic world
Auteur :
van Groesen, Michiel
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108838382
Date de publication :
31 janv. 2026
Poids :
500 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Across the early modern Atlantic world, there were other commodities as valuable as sugar, tobacco or cotton: news and information. Michiel van Groesen argues that the irregularity of their arrival created a distinctive 'culture of anticipation' and that the rhythm of circulation underpinned all transatlantic exchanges in the period.