A cultural history of the sea in the age of Enlightenment / edited by Jonathan Lamb.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lamb, Jonathan, 1980- editor.

Series:

Cultural histories series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ocean and civilization.

Civilization--History--17th century.

Civilization.

Civilization--History--18th century.

World history.

Ocean--History--17th century.

Ocean.

Ocean--History--18th century.

Enlightenment.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations

Edition:

First edition

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021.

System Details:

text file

HTML

Summary:

"Throughout history, how has the sea served as a site for cross-cultural exchange, trade and migration? As historians, how do the fields of naval history, maritime history and oceanic history intersect? 56 experts, 48 chapters and over 1,700 pages explore how representation and understanding of the sea has developed over 2,500 years of cultural and natural history. Individual volume editors ensure the cohesion of the whole, and to make it as easy as possible to use, chapter titles are identical across each of the volumes. This gives the choice of reading about a specific period in one of the volumes, or following a theme across history by reading the relevant chapter in each of the six. The six volumes cover: 1. - Antiquity (500 BCE - 800 CE); 2. - Medieval Age (1800 - 1450); 3. - Renaissance (1450 - 1650); 4. - Age of Enlightenment (1650 - 1800); 5. - Age of Empire (1800 - 1920); 6 - Global Age (1920 - 2000+). Each volumes adopts the same thematic structure, covering: Knowledges, Practices, Networks, Islands and Shores, Travelers, Representation, Imaginary Worlds, and Conflicts, enabling readers to trace one theme throughout history, as well as gaining a thorough overview of each individual period"--Abstract.

Contents:

1. Knowledges, Christopher L. Pastore

2. Practices, John B. Hattendorf

3. Networks, Dan Brayton

4. Conflicts, Dyani Johns Taff

5. Islands and Shores, Debapriya Sarkar

6. Travellers, Josiah Blackmore

7. Representations, James Seth

8. Imaginary Worlds, Lowell Duckert.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781474207225

OCLC:

1312266456

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.