The Sea
Nature and Culture
Seiten
2021
Reaktion Books (Verlag)
978-1-78914-487-1 (ISBN)
Reaktion Books (Verlag)
978-1-78914-487-1 (ISBN)
An beautifully illustrated account of the sea and its meanings, from ancient myths to contemporary geopolitics.
This book explores the sea and its meanings from ancient myths to contemporary geopolitics, from Atlantis to the Mediterranean migrant crisis. Richard Hamblyn traces a cultural and geographical journey from estuary to abyss, beginning with the topographies of the shoreline and ending with the likely futures of our maritime environments. Along the way, the sea becomes a site of work and endurance, of story and song, of language, leisure and longing. By considering the sea as both a physical and a cultural presence, this book shines new light upon it, and its indelible place in the human imagination.
This book explores the sea and its meanings from ancient myths to contemporary geopolitics, from Atlantis to the Mediterranean migrant crisis. Richard Hamblyn traces a cultural and geographical journey from estuary to abyss, beginning with the topographies of the shoreline and ending with the likely futures of our maritime environments. Along the way, the sea becomes a site of work and endurance, of story and song, of language, leisure and longing. By considering the sea as both a physical and a cultural presence, this book shines new light upon it, and its indelible place in the human imagination.
Richard Hamblyn is a lecturer in the department of English, Theatre and Creative Writing at Birkbeck, University of London. An award-winning environmental writer and historian, his previous books include The Invention of Clouds (2001), Terra: Tales of the Earth (2009), The Art of Science (2011), Extraordinary Weather (2012) and Clouds and Tsunami in Reaktion's Earth series.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 05.03.2022 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Earth |
| Zusatzinfo | 104 illustrations, 80 in colour |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 148 x 210 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Limnologie / Meeresbiologie | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-78914-487-6 / 1789144876 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-78914-487-1 / 9781789144871 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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