Beschreibung:
Collecting texts from all corners of the world that span antiquity to the present, The Ocean Reader charts humans' relationship to the ocean, treating it as a dynamic site of history, culture, and politics.
A Note on The Ocean Reader xv Acknowledgments xvii Introduction 1 I. Creation 5 II. Ancient Seas 41 III. Unknown Waters 73 IV. Saltwater Hunt 121 V. Watery Highways 151 VI. Battlefields 203 VII. Piracy 261 VIII. Shipwrecks and Castaways 297 IX. Inspiration 337 X. Recreation 377 XI. Laboratory 433 XII. The Endangered Ocean 463 Suggestions for Further Reading 499 Acknowledgment of Copyrights and Sources 505 Index 515