Автор: Horden P Peregrine, Purcell Nicholas, Название: Corrupting Sea ISBN: 0631218904 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780631218906 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 6328.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: An analysis of the relationship between man and his physical and biological environment in the Mediterranean region over 2000 years. It covers issues such as historiography, patterns of settlement and demographic change, religious cult sites, climate, disease, deforestation, technological innovation and anthropology of Mediterranean communities.
Автор: Burg Название: Boys at Sea ISBN: 0230522289 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780230522282 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 12577.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Boys at Sea is a study of homoerotic life in the Royal Navy during the age of sail. The book traces every feature of sexual life at sea, including seduction, rape, prostitution, courts martial, and the punishments meted out to those convicted of violating the stern moral code set down in the Articles of War .
Описание: James Burney (1750-1821) was an accomplished sailor best known for this monumental compilation of summaries of European voyages of discovery in the Pacific Ocean between 1492 and 1764, which were regarded as standard works for this subject during the nineteenth century. Volume 3 covers voyages between 1620 and 1688.
Автор: Sondhaus Название: The Great War at Sea ISBN: 1107036909 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107036901 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 5226.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This is a major new naval history of the First World War, revealing the decisive contribution of the war at sea to Allied victory. Lawrence Sondhaus traces the course of naval campaigns and examines the critical role of innovation in the design and performance of ships, wireless communication and firepower.
Автор: Wrangell Название: Narrative of an Expedition to the Polar Sea ISBN: 1108062156 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108062152 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 7286.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In 1820-3, Russian explorer Ferdinand von Wrangell (1797-1870) led an expedition to survey Siberia`s north-eastern coastline. Translated into English from German, this wide-ranging account of a little-known portion of the globe was edited by the geophysicist Sir Edward Sabine (1788-1883) and published in 1840.
Описание: This book takes the form of letters written to his brother by an anonymous officer on Edward Parry`s 1819-20 Arctic voyage. It was brought out in 1821 by the enterprising publisher Richard Phillips, and is full of striking details, such as a verse description of the aurora borealis.
Автор: Lynn Harris Название: Sea Ports and Sea Power ISBN: 3319469843 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319469843 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 7685.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: While the concept of a maritime landscape is very broad, a more focused thematic strategy draws together a number of case studies in South Africa, Namibia, Tanzania, and Nigeria with a common thread. Specifically, the contributors address the sub-theme of sea ports and sea power as part of understanding the African maritime landscape.
Автор: Mathieson Название: Sea Narratives: Cultural Responses to the Sea, 1600–Present ISBN: 1137581158 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781137581150 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 12577.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Sea Narratives: CulturalResponses to the Sea, 1600-Present explores the relationship between the sea and culturefrom the early modern period to the present. The collection uses the concept ofthe ‘sea narrative’ as a lens through which to consider the multiple ways inwhich the sea has shaped, challenged, and expanded modes of culturalrepresentation to produce varied, contested and provocative chronicles of thesea across a variety of cultural forms within diverse socio-cultural moments. Sea Narratives provides a uniqueperspective on the relationship between the sea and cultural production: itreveals the sea to be more than simply a source of creative inspiration,instead showing how the sea has had a demonstrable effect on new modes andforms of narration across the cultural sphere, and in turn, how these formshave been essential in shaping socio-cultural understandings of the sea. Theresult is an incisive exploration of the sea’s force as a cultural presence.
Описание: James Burney (1750-1821) was an accomplished sailor best known for this monumental compilation of summaries of European voyages of discovery in the Pacific Ocean between 1492 and 1764, which were regarded as standard works for this subject during the nineteenth century. Volume 2 covers voyages between 1579 and 1620.
Описание: James Burney (1750-1821) was an accomplished sailor best known for this monumental compilation of summaries of European voyages of discovery in the Pacific Ocean between 1492 and 1764, which were regarded as standard works for this subject during the nineteenth century. Volume 1 covers voyages between 1492 and 1574.
Описание: The English translation of a vivid and action-packed Chinese account of the scourge of murderous thieves and bandits. First published in 1831, it is written from the perspective of the pirates and their victims, but also includes a British naval commander`s account of his adventures fighting pirates in the 1840s.
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