A world at sea : maritime practices and global history / Lauren Benton and Nathan Perl-Rosenthal, editors.
| Other author | Benton, Lauren A., 1956- editor. |
| Other author | Perl-Rosenthal, Nathan, 1982- editor. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2020] |
| Copyright Date | ©2020 |
| Description | 1 online resource (vi, 267 pages) : illustrations. |
| Supplemental Content | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Subjects |
| Series | The early modern Americas Early modern Americas. ^A1093065 |
| Contents | Introduction : Making maritime history global / Nathan Perl-Rosenthal and Lauren Benton -- Chapter 1. Why did anyone go to sea? Structures of maritime enlistment from family traditions to violent coercion / Carla Rahn Phillips -- Chapter 2. Between the company and Koxinga : territorial waters, trade, and war over deerskins / Adam Clulow and Xing Hang -- Chapter 3. "The law Is the lord of the sea" : maritime law as global maritime history / Matthew Taylor Raffery -- Chater. 4. Reading cargoes : letters and the problem of nationality in the age of privateering / Nathan Perl-Rosenthal -- Chapter 5. Sailors, states, and the creation of nautical knowledge / Margaret Schotte -- Chapter 6. Indigenous maritime travelers and knowledge production / David Igler -- Chapter 7. Maritime marronage in colonial borderlands / Jeppe Mulich -- Chapter 8. Sovereignty at the water's edge : Japan's opening as coastal encounter / Catherine Phipps -- Chapter 9. Working women who got wet : a global survey of women in premodern and early modern fisheries / Lisa Norling -- Afterword : Land-sea regimes in world history / Lauren Benton and Nathan Perl-Rosenthal. |
| Abstract | "This is a book in maritime history set in a global context, in the modern and early modern periods. The ocean is featured as a place where history happens"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: World at sea. First edition. Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2020] 9780812252415 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| ISBN | 9780812297348 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | 0812297342 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (hardcover) |
| Stock number | 22573/ctv16pzqxs JSTOR |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |