The boundless sea : a human history of the oceans
Abulafia, David2019
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"David Abulafia's new book guides readers along the world's greatest bodies of water to reveal their primary role in human history. The main protagonists are the three major oceans-the Atlantic, the Pacific, and the Indian-which together comprise the majority of the earth's water and cover over half of its surface. Over time, as passage through them gradually extended and expanded, linking first islands and then continents, maritime networks developed, evolving from local exploration to lines of regional communication and commerce and eventually to major arteries. These waterways carried goods, plants, livestock, and of course people-free and enslaved-across vast expanses, transforming and ultimately linking irrevocably the economies and cultures of Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Americas."
Main title:
The boundless sea : a human history of the oceans / David Abulafia.
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Imprint:
London : Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2019.
Collation:
xxxii, 1050 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Awards:
Winner of the 2020 Wolfson History Prize.
ISBN:
9781846145087
Dewey class:
910.45
Language:
English
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BRN:
362863
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandringham Library | Adult Non Fiction - History | 910.45 ABU | Available |