O'Hara presents the first general history of Britons' relationship with the surrounding oceans from 1600 to the present day. This all-encompassing account covers individual seafarers, ship-borne migration, warfare and the maritime economy, as well as the British people's maritime ideas and self perception throughout the centuries. INDICE: Introduction - PART I: THE FLOWING TIDE - Merchants - Renegades - Slavers - Migrants - Warriors - PART II: THE EBBING TIDE - Victories? - Immigrants - Collapse - Afterglow - Conclusion: A Star to Steer By? -
- ISBN: 978-0-230-21829-1
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 344
- Fecha Publicación: 09/07/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés