02506nam 2200613 a 450 991045791720332120200520144314.01-280-49390-997866135891321-86189-928-9(CKB)2550000000084073(EBL)851014(OCoLC)775302663(SSID)ssj0000640931(PQKBManifestationID)12245509(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000640931(PQKBWorkID)10627706(PQKB)10380308(MiAaPQ)EBC851014(Au-PeEL)EBL851014(CaPaEBR)ebr10538333(CaONFJC)MIL358913(EXLCZ)99255000000008407320120331d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe sea[electronic resource] a cultural history /John MackLondon Reaktion Books20111 online resource (274 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-86189-809-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.The Sea Cover; Imprint page; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. Different Seas?; 2. Concepts of the Sea; 3. Navigation and the Arts of Performance; 4. Ships as Societies; 5. Beaches; 6. The Sea on the Land; References; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; Index"There is nothing more enticing, disenchanting, and enslaving than the life at sea," wrote Joseph Conrad. And there is certainly nothing more integral to the development of the modern world. In The Sea: A Cultural History, John Mack considers those great expanses that both unite and divide us, and the ways in which human beings interact because of the sea, from navigation to colonization to trade. Much of the world's population lives on or near the cost, and as Mack explains, in a variety of ways, people actually inhabit the sea. The Sea looks at the characteristicOceanOcean and civilizationSeafaring lifeElectronic books.Ocean.Ocean and civilization.Seafaring life.551.46909.0962Mack John246883MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457917203321The sea2037706UNINA