Empires of the Sea : a Maritime Power Networks in World History /

Empires of the Sea brings together studies of maritime empires from the Bronze Age to the Eighteenth Century. The volume aims to establish maritime empires as a category for the (comparative) study of premodern empires, and from a partly 'non-western' perspective. The book includes contrib...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	JSTOR (Organization)
Other Authors:	Strootman, Rolf (Editor), Eijnde, Floris van den (Editor), Wijk, Roy van (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Leiden ; Boston : BRILL, 2019.
Series:	Cultural interactions in the Mediterranean ; 4. Classical Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2020
Subjects:	Sea-power > History. Imperialism. Puissance maritime > Histoire. Impérialisme. HISTORY / Ancient / General Sea-power. Electronic books. History.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Empires of the Sea brings together studies of maritime empires from the Bronze Age to the Eighteenth Century. The volume aims to establish maritime empires as a category for the (comparative) study of premodern empires, and from a partly 'non-western' perspective. The book includes contributions on Mycenaean sea power, Classical Athens, the ancient Thebans, Ptolemaic Egypt, The Genoese Empire, power networks of the Vikings, the medieval Danish Empire, the Baltic empire of Ancien Régime Sweden, the early modern Indian Ocean, the Melaka Empire, the (non-European aspects of the) Portuguese Empire and Dutch East India Company, and the Pirates of Caribbean.
Physical Description:	1 online resource
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9004407677 9789004407671