The 13 papers consider such aspects as the Dutch Atlantic economies, cloth and the emergence of the Atlantic economy, Atlantic trade and American identities, the illicit slave trade of Martinique from 1713 to 1763, the Spanish Empire and Cuban tobacco during the 17th and 18th centuries, Indians and the economy of 18th-century Carolina, and the reputations of South Caroline rice and indigo. The contributors are historians from North America, Europe, and the Caribbean. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)