The Boundless Sea: A Human History of the Oceans
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Stunning scholarship – a fascinating, enjoyable, and huge history of people and the sea This is a stunning work of scholarship, and for me a feast of reading enjoyment and of learning. Covering the whole span of human history, and all the main seas and oceans of the world, this book covers the maritime history of humanity across 65,000 years of time, from the Polynesians who traveled the Pacific to the massive container ports of Hong Kong which now handle 300 million tons of goods each yearIn this massive book we learn about the lives and worlds of the people who have…
Fascinating insight into the oceans Like Professor Abulafia’s previous “The Great Sea’, on the Mediterranean, this book is a human history of the oceans. It is a remarkable work: over 900 pages of scholarly, informative and entertaining narrative, with ample references for anyone wanting further study on the subject. The one omitted is the Antarctic, as it has no human history (apart from scientific research).Beginning with the Pacific, the largest ocean, he traces the history of this diverse world of atolls, coral reefs…