Rethinking Spain’s Atlantic Empire

Scott Eastman is the author of Preaching Spanish Nationalism across the Hispanic Atlantic, 1759–1823 (LSU Press, 2012). A member of the Association for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies since 2003, he currently serves on its Executive Committee. He is co-editor of Berghahn's series Studies in Spanish and Latin American History.Stephen Jacobson is Associate Professor in Modern History, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain. He is the author of Catalonia's Advocates: Lawyers, Society and Politics in Barcelona, 1759- c. 1900 (UNC, 2009).

“Rethinking Spain’s Atlantic Empire is well conceptualized, organized, and written, with chapters that are exceptionally accessible and clear.” Tamar Herzog, Harvard University“This is a fine, well-balanced book that provides an excellent synopsis of Chris Schmidt-Nowara’s academic work and career, its legacy, and the personal and professional impact he and his work had on a generation of scholars in and around his field.” David Ortiz, Jr, University of Arizona

• List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionScott Eastman and Stephen JacobsonChapter 1. Christopher Schmidt-Nowara (1966–2015): His Work and His LifeStephen JacobsonChapter 2. The First Word: Empire and Antislavery: Spain, Cuba and Puerto Rico, 1833-1874 and the Renewal of Spanish Imperial HistoryAdrian SchubertChapter 3. Not Just Spain, Not Just Colonies: Writing Transnational Histories of the Nineteenth CenturyJoshua GoodeChapter 4. 'Divergent Reflections' on Colonialism and Nationalism in the Nineteenth-Century Hispanic World: Christopher Schmidt-Nowara's "The Conquest of History"Dalia Antonia MullerChapter 5. Bonds of Affection? The Catholic Church and Slavery in New SpainEmily Berquist SouleChapter 6. Questions of Scale: Spain, Latin America, and the Atlantic World in Christopher Schmidt-Nowara's Scholarship on SlaveryElena SchneiderChapter 7. Empire and Anti-Slavery through a New Lens: Spanish Colonialism Seen from the Dominican Republic and HaitiAnne EllerChapter 8. Unlocking the Historical Truth of Abolitionist Literature: Beecher Stowe's A Key in Spanish TranslationLisa SurwilloChapter 9. Empire and Civil Rights in Franco's SpainLouie Dean Valencia-GarcíaChapter 10. "To Make a Language of My Own": Fernando Blanco White's Flight to Freedom (1815)Joselyn M. AlmeidaChapter 11. Spanish Prisoners of War and Political Refugees in France, 1808-1820Juan Luis SimalConclusion: The Conquest of History and the Construction of Identitarian Discourses: An Interview with Christopher Schmidt-NowaraVicent Sanz RozalénList of Works by Christopher Schmidt-Nowara