The boundless sea : a human history of the oceans / David Abulafia.
| Author/creator | Abulafia, David author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | New York : Oxford University Press, [2019] |
| Description | 1 online resource (1,050 pages) : illustrations |
| Supplemental Content | Ebook Central |
| Subjects |
| Abstract | "David Abulafia's new book guides readers along the world's greatest bodies of water to reveal their primary role in human history. The main protagonists are the three major oceans-the Atlantic, the Pacific, and the Indian-which together comprise the majority of the earth's water and cover over half of its surface. Over time, as passage through them gradually extended and expanded, linking first islands and then continents, maritime networks developed, evolving from local exploration to lines of regional communication and commerce and eventually to major arteries. These waterways carried goods, plants, livestock, and of course people-free and enslaved-across vast expanses, transforming and ultimately linking irrevocably the economies and cultures of Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Americas"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Source of description | Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 22, 2019). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: 9780141972091 |
| Issued in other form | Print version: 1846145082 9781846145087 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| ISBN | 9780199934997 electronic book |
| ISBN | 0199934991 electronic book |
| ISBN | 0190933135 electronic book |
| ISBN | 9780190933135 (electronic bk.) |
| Stock number | FA8BA93A-D92F-4268-B83D-3345FDC2042F OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |