The Baltic and the North Seas

1. Auflage 2000
ISBN: 978-0-415-13282-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 368 Seiten, Format (B × H): 165 mm x 242 mm, Gewicht: 939 g

Reihe: Seas in History

Exploring the themes of the human relationship with the marine environment and the ways in which the peoples of Northern Europe have experienced and exploited their seas, this book reveals how human perception of the northern seas has changed over time.
Drawing on a wide variety of sources, from Denmark and Britain to Norway, Finland and Germany, The Baltic and the North Seas is an insightful and colourful history of the politics, economy and culture of this intriguing region.

Zielgruppe

Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kirby, David

Hinkkanen, Merja-Liisa

Scammell, Geoffrey V.

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; 1: The Seas Discovered; 2: The Seas Repulsed; 3: The Seas Imagined; 4: Voyaging; 5: Boats and Ships; 6: Seafaring and Power; 7: Trade and Traders; 8: Fishing; 9: Mariners; 10: Sailors and the Sea; 11: Maritime Women; 12: The Seas Threatened

Über Autor(innen)

Merja-Liisa Hinkkanen, David Kirby