The Book Prize Index

Atlantic Cataclysm: Rethinking the Atlantic Slave Trades

David Eltis

"The book offers a new interpretation of why the slave trades (transatlantic as well as intra-American) began and ended, questioning the established narratives. A comprehensive and major work for scholars and students that should transform our assessment of the history of the Atlantic World"--

HistoryWorld History · medium confidenceWorld History81 signalsLlm Classifier: World History -> World HistoryKeyword Classifier: American History -> American HistoryTopic Classifier: Slavery & Emancipation -> American HistorySlavery & EmancipationEducation & UniversitiesLabor, Work & OrganizingRegional & Local History

Award History

1 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
PROSE Award for World History2026WinnerOfficial source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  2. 02 Central places

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    The book advances a new interpretation for why the transatlantic and intra-American slave trades began and ended, challenging established narratives.

    Model confidence 78%

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    70 / 100 academic

    Academic

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 72%.