Bibliograph

The boundless sea, a human history of the oceans, David Abulafia

Type

Label

The boundless sea, a human history of the oceans, David Abulafia

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 919-983) and index

Illustrations

platesillustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The boundless sea

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1086556533

Responsibility statement

David Abulafia

Sub title

a human history of the oceans

Summary

"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"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Part one. The oldest ocean : the Pacific, 176,000 BC-AD 1350 -- Part two. The middle ocean : the Indian Ocean and its neighbours, 4500 BC-AD 1500 -- Part three. The young ocean : the Atlantic, 22,000 BC-AD 1500 -- Part four. Oceans in conversation, AD 1492-1900 -- Part five. The oceans contained, AD 1850-2000 -- Museums with maritime collections -- Further reading

Target audience

adult

Classification