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Paine, Lincoln P.
Subjects
Ocean and civilization.
Naval history.
Naval art and science -- History.
Navigation -- History.
Sea-power -- History.
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Paine, Lincoln P.
Ocean and civilization.
Naval history.
Naval art and science -- History.
Navigation -- History.
Sea-power -- History.
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The
sea
and
civilization
: a
maritime
history
of the
world
/ Lincoln Paine.
by
Paine, Lincoln P.
Knopf, 2013.
Call #:
910.45 P145s
Subjects
Ocean and
civilization
.
Naval
history
.
Naval art and science --
History
.
Navigation --
History
.
Sea-power --
History
.
ISBN:
9781400044092 (hc.)
140004409X (hc.)
Description:
xxxv, 744 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [661]-706) and index.
Summary:
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
.
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