The Case for a Broader Atlantic History

Abstract

Historiographical genealogy is hardly a helpful tool to evaluate the state of the art of a scholarly discipline. At the most, as far as Atlantic history is concerned, it should be remembered that the current hegemony of the research conducted in American universities in this sub-field is a relatively recent phenomenon. In fact, during the five decades following decolonization each single European national history has integrated the imperial dimension in its own formation. First, the metropoli...