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"Atlantic White-sided Dolphin Lagenorhynchus acutus (Gray, 1828)"



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Autore: Reeves Randall R. Visualizza persona
Titolo: "Atlantic White-sided Dolphin Lagenorhynchus acutus (Gray, 1828)" Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: [S.l. : , : s.n.], , 1999
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (347 p.)
Disciplina: 382/.09182/1
Soggetto topico: International trade - History
Soggetto geografico: Atlantic Ocean Region Commerce History
Altri autori: SmeenkChris  
BrownellRobert L  
KinzeCarl Christian  
Note generali: In: Handbook of marine mammals -- Volume 6.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 316-318) and index.
Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Atlantic legends and Atlantic reality before the Iberian discoveries; A new Atlantic: from the fifteenth to the beginning of the sixteenth centuries; The Atlantic and the Iberians: sixteenth to seventeenth centuries; The Atlantic and the growth of the naval powers: the seventeenth century; The golden age of the colonial Atlantic: the eighteenth century; Men and powers in the Atlantic: seventeenth and eighteenth centuries; The Atlantic in the nineteenth century: tradition and change
The Atlantic in the twentieth centuryConclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Sommario/riassunto: From Antiquity to modern times, the Atlantic has been the subject of myths and legends. The Atlantic by Paul Butel offers a global history of the ocean encompassing the exploits of adventurers, Vikings, explorers such as Christopher Columbus, emigrants, fishermen, and modern traders. The book also highlights the importance of the growth of ports such as New York and Liverpool and the battles of the Atlantic in the world wars of the twentieth century.The author offers an examination of the legends of the ocean, beginning with the Phoenicians and Carthaginians navigating beyong the
Altri titoli varianti: Atlantic White-sided Dolphin Lagenorhynchus acutus (Gray, 1828)
Titolo autorizzato: "Atlantic White-sided Dolphin Lagenorhynchus acutus (Gray, 1828)"  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-134-84304-6
1-134-84305-4
1-280-19547-9
0-203-01044-2
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910783979403321
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Serie: Seas in history.