A world at sea : maritime practices and global history /

"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"--

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Bibliographic Details
Group Author: Benton, Lauren A., 1956-; Perl-Rosenthal, Nathan, 1982-
Published: University of Pennsylvania Press,
Publisher Address: Philadelphia :
Publication Dates: [2020]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: The early modern Americas
Subjects:
Summary: "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"--
Carrier Form: vi, 267 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780812252415 (hardback : alkaline paper) :
0812252411 (hardback : alkaline paper)
Index Number: CB465
CLC: K104
P7-09
Call Number: P7-09/W927
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