Title: The sea and history /
Authors: Rice, E. E.
Publisher: Sutton Pub.,
Year: 1996
Subjects: Ocean and civilization.
Abstract: The Sea and History brings together distinguished experts in the fields of maritime archaeology, ancient history and modern history to provide a unique overview of the relationship between man and the sea from Roman times to the present day. In his opening essay Geoffrey Rickman gives a comprehensive overview of the physical characteristics of the Mediterranean and its importance in Graeco-Roman times. Elisha Linder also demonstrates the importance of the sea in ancient times by examining various myths and legends about the sea in ancient societies, showing how man overcame feelings of mystery and fear and developed an ability to master the oceans on long-distance voyages.^
Contents: Mare nostrum / Geoffrey Rickman -- Human apprehension of the sea / Elisha Linder -- Sea level, neotectonics and changes in coastal settlements / N.C. Flemming -- Marine resources from antiquity to the present day / Anthony Laughton -- The ship / Seán McGrail -- Sea transport and trade in the ancient Mediterranean / A.J. Parker -- Navigation and exploration in the medieval world / Sarah Arenson -- The development of the command of sea power in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries / James Eberle -- The sea and the English / John Keegan.