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The Boundless Sea : a Human History of the Oceans by David Abulafia is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Boundless Sea : a Human History of the Oceans about?

From The Award-winning Author Of The Great Sea, A Magnificent New Global History Of The Oceans And Of Humankind's Relationship With The Sea For Most Of Human History, The Seas And Oceans Have Been The Main Means Of Long-distance Trade And Communication Between Peoples - For The Spread Of Ideas And Religion As Well As Commerce. This Book Traces The History Of Human Movement And Interaction Around And Across The World's Greatest Bodies Of Water, Charting Our Relationship With The Oceans From The Time Of The First Voyagers. David Abulafia Begins With The Earliest Of Seafaring Societies - The Polynesians Of The Pacific, The Possessors Of Intuitive Navigational Skills Long Before The Invention Of The Compass, Who By The First Century Were Trading Between Their Far-flung Islands. By The Seventh Century, Trading Routes Stretched From The Coasts Of Arabia And Africa To Southern China And Japan, Bringing Together The Indian Ocean And The Western Pacific And Linking Half The World Through The International Spice Trade. In The Atlantic, Centuries Before The Little Kingdom Of Portugal Carved Out Its Powerful, Seaborne Empire, Many Peoples Sought New Lands Across The Sea - The Bretons, The Fris

Who reads The Boundless Sea : a Human History of the Oceans?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
David Abulafia
Publisher
Penguin Books, Limited
Published
2019
Language
EN
ISBN
9780141972091
Category
history
Subjects
History, Humanities
Rating
4.6 / 5 (564 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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