The sea and civilization : a maritime history of the world /

"A maritime history of the world"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Paine, Lincoln P.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Knopf, 2013.
Edition:	First Edition.
Subjects:	Ocean and civilization. Naval history. Naval art and science > History. Navigation > History. Sea-power > History. HISTORY / Military / Naval. HISTORY / Oceania. TRANSPORTATION / Ships & Shipbuilding / History.
Online Access:	Cover image

Description
Summary:	"A maritime history of the world"-- A retelling of world history through the lens of maritime enterprise, revealing in depth how people first came into contact with one another by ocean and river, lake and stream, and how goods, languages, religions, and entire cultures spread across and along the world's waterways, bringing together civilizations and defining what makes us most human. Above all, Paine makes clear how the rise and fall of civilizations can be linked to the sea.
Physical Description:	xxxv, 744 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages [661]-706) and index.
ISBN:	9781400044092 (hardback) 140004409X (hardback)