The Routledge Companion to Marine and Maritime Worlds 1400-1800 Contributor(s): Jowitt, Claire (Editor), Lambert, Craig (Editor), Mentz, Steve (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0367471841 ISBN-13: 9780367471842 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $266.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2020 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Maritime History & Piracy - Travel | Essays & Travelogues - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Arts & Humanities |
Dewey: 910.4 |
LCCN: 2020005253 |
Physical Information: 1.4" H x 6.3" W x 9.4" (2.25 lbs) 630 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The Routledge Companion to Marine and Maritime Worlds, 1400‒1800 explores early modern maritime history, culture, and the current state of the research and approaches taken by experts in the field. Ranging from cartography to poetry and decorative design to naval warfare, the book shows how once-traditional and often Euro-chauvinistic depictions of oceanic 'mastery' during the early modern period have been replaced by newer global ideas. This comprehensive volume challenges underlying assumptions by balancing its assessment of the consequences and accomplishments of European navigators in the era of Columbus, da Gama, and Magellan, with an awareness of the sophistication and maritime expertise in Asia, the Arab world, and the Americas. By imparting riveting new stories and global perceptions of maritime history and culture, the contributors provide readers with fresh insights concerning early modern entanglements between humans and the vast, unpredictable ocean. With maritime studies growing and the ocean's health in decline, this volume is essential reading for academics and students interested in the historicization of the ocean and the ways early modern cultures both conceptualized and utilized seas. |