{"product_id":"maritime-history-as-world-history-new-perspectives-on-maritime-history-and-nautical-archaeology-9780813027104","title":"Maritime History as World History (New Perspectives on Maritime History and Nautical Archaeology)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the foreword: \"In the 21st century the division between the maritime and terrestrial worlds has virtually disappeared. Events and issues that previously involved only maritime subjects need to be reexamined today from the perspective of those events and developments occurring simultaneously ashore. It is through this approach  as demonstrated by this fine collection of essays  that maritime history truly becomes a vehicle for understanding global history.\" Maritime events today appear to be tied more closely to events ashore than ever before  and seafaring has been the primary catalyst of much of world history. These essays by many of the worlds leading scholars present an up-to-date assessment of the field of maritime history in the early 21st century. They offer fresh insights into the impact of seaborne exploration  warfare  and commerce on the course of history  from the independent traditions of ancient Japanese  Arab  and Mediterranean seafarers to the rapid European expansion around the globe from the 16th century onward.  The book is organized around the themes of the sea as a theater of exploration  a highway of commerce  an arena for conflict  and a muse for artistic inspiration. The authors utilize information from the earliest recorded voyages to the present to illuminate an eras interesting and universal attributes and the successful explorers motivations--usually a combination of scientific  political  economic  and religious reasons. They also show that the competing principles of freedom of the seas versus exclusive governance by political entities are central to all discussions of the sea in history.  The book underscores how the myriad events that entwine humankind with the sea--both those of written record as well as those of oral tradition--form the substance of a history of worldwide significance. Its wide-ranging perspective will appeal to all readers who seek an engaging evaluation of the significance of the sea in human history. Daniel Finamore is Russell W. Knight Curator at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem  Massachusetts. Published jointly with the Peabody Essex Museum New Perspectives on Maritime History and Nautical Archaeology\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647567945781,"sku":"ByrdShop_0813027101","price":69.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780813027104.jpg?v=1781693247","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/maritime-history-as-world-history-new-perspectives-on-maritime-history-and-nautical-archaeology-9780813027104","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}