The Sea in History: The Early Modern World = La mer dans l'histoire: La période Moderne
Buchet, C.; Le Bouëdec, G. (Ed.) (2017). The Sea in History: The Early Modern World = La mer dans l'histoire: La période Moderne. The Boydell Press: Woodbridge. ISBN 978-1-78327-158-0. XXXVI, 1042 pp.
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| Keywords |
Historical account
World Ocean
Marine/Coastal |
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- Buchet, C., editor
- Le Bouëdec, G., editor
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| Abstract |
The Sea in History - The Early Modern World covers the period from around the end of the fifteenth century up to the conclusion of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815. It examines the establishment and growth of 'the Atlantic World', but also considers maritime developments in the Indian Ocean, Southeast and East Asia and Africa, and highlights the continuing importance of the North Sea and the Baltic. A very wide range of maritime subjects is explored including trade, which went through a huge global expansion in this period; fishing; shipping, shipbuilding, navigation and ports; the role of the sea in the dissemination of religious ideas; the nature of life for sailors in different places and periods; and the impact of trade in particularly important commodities, including wine, slaves, sugar and tobacco. One particularly interesting chapter is on the Hanse, the important maritime commercial 'empire' based in north Germany, which extended much more widely than is often realised and whose significance and huge impact have often been overlooked. |
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