The Sea / Richard Hamblyn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hamblyn, Richard, 1965- author.

Series:

Earth

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Seashore.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London, England : Reaktion Books, [2021]

Summary:

Sailing across time and geography, the imaginary and the real, The Sea chronicles the many physical and cultural meanings of the watery abyss. This book explores the sea and its meanings from ancient myths to contemporary geopolitics, from Atlantis to the Mediterranean migrant crisis. Richard Hamblyn traces a cultural and geographical journey from estuary to abyss, beginning with the topographies of the shoreline and ending with the likely futures of our maritime environments. Along the way he considers the sea as a site of work and endurance; of story and song; of language, leisure, and longing. By meditating on the sea as both a physical and a cultural presence, the book shines new light on the sea and its indelible place in the human imagination.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Introduction: 'The Sea Is Like Music'

1: Shorelines

2: The Science of the Sea

3: Sea Life

4: Exploration

5: The Sea in Art and Music

Afterword: Future Seas

Timeline

References

Select Bibliography

Associations and Websites

Acknowledgements

Photo Acknowledgements

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781789144864

1789144868

OCLC:

1262373968