Seascapes：Maritime Histories, Littoral Cultures, and Transoceanic Exchanges
- 作者
- 出版社 University of Hawai'i Press
- 出版时间 2007年4月
- ISBN 9780824830274
内容简介
ProductDescriptionTheworld'sseasandoceanshaveplayedrolesofgreatsignificanceinworldhistory,servingvariouslyashighwaysoftrade,routesofmigration,lifelinesofempires,spawninggroundsofcreolecultures,andvenuesofopportunityforpiratesandsmugglers.Yethistorianshaveonlyrecentlybeguntocharttheexperiencesofmaritimeregionsinrichdetailandpenetratethehistoricalprocessesatworkthere.Seascapesmakesamajorcontributiontotheseeffortsbybringingtogetheroriginalscholarshiponhistoricalissuesarisingfrommaritimeregionsaroundtheworld.Theessayspresentedheretakeavarietyofapproaches.Onegroupexaminesthematerial,cultural,andintellectualconstructsthatinformandexplainhistoricalexperiencesofmaritimeregions.Anothersetdiscussesefforts--somemoresuccessfulthanothers--toimposepoliticalandmilitarycontrolovermaritimeregions.Athirdgroupfocusesonissuesofsocialhistorysuchaslabororganization,informationflows,andthedevelopmentofpoliticalconsciousnessamongsubalternpopulations.ThefinalessaysdealwithpiratesandeffortstocontroltheminMediterranean,Japanese,andAtlanticwaters.Seascapesmakesseveralnotablecontributionstohistoricalscholarship.Itconstitutesarichsamplerofrecentscholarshiponthehistoryofseaandoceanbasinsandmakesclearthatactivitiespursuedbyhumangroupsovermaritimespacesdemandthehistorian'sattentionasmuchasthosecarriedoutonland.Theessaysarticulatenewregionalandglobalgeographiesthatcomplementtheland-basedgeographythatinformsmosthistoricalscholarship.Theychartseveraloftheverydifferentwayshumangroupshaveexploitedthepossibilitiesofferedbydifferentmaritimeenvironments.Indoingso,theyreinforcethepointthathistoricalscholarshipmustpaycloseattentiontotheparticularitiesofindividualregions.Finally,thevolumeenrichesunderstandingoftheglobalpastbyarticulatingmaritimeperspectivesonthepastandinsistingthathistoriansconsiderrelationshipsbetweenlandsandseasintheireffortstounderstandtheworldanditsdevelopmentthroughtime.
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