Global Ships - Seafaring, Shipwrecks, and Boatbuilding in the Global Middle Ages

"Global Ships examines the major seafaring traditions and technologies that engendered long-distance connections across the world's oceans during the Global Middle Ages. Global Ships highlights essential historical context, technological case studies, and logics of seafaring around the world before the modern age"--

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Global Ships: An Introduction; 1. A Prehistory of Boatbuilding and Long-Distance Trade Networks; 2. Austronesian Boatbuilding and Seafaring, Southeast Asian Lashed-Lug Vessels; 3. Sewn-Boats from the Western Indian Ocean; 4. Hybrid Ships in China and Southeast Asia; 5. Competition and Change in the Mediterranean; 6. Viking Ships and Trade Vessels in Northern and Western Europe; 7. Weaponized Ships; Conclusion.

Zusammenfassung

Global Ships examines the major seafaring traditions and technologies that engendered long-distance connections across the world's oceans during the Global Middle Ages. Global Ships highlights essential historical context, technological case studies, and logics of seafaring around the world before the modern age.

Vorwort

Examines major seafaring technologies that engendered long-distance connections across the world's oceans during the Global Middle Ages.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Amanda Respess, Amanda (Ohio State University-Marion) Respess
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 28.02.2025
• EAN: 9781009343398
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0934339-8
• Seiten: 70
• Serie: Elements in the Global Middle Ages
• Themen: Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; European History, HISTORY / World, maritime history, Medieval History, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, European history: medieval period, middle ages, Shipbuilding technology, engineering & trades, Boatbuilding & maintenance, Boatbuilding and maintenance, Shipbuilding technology, engineering and trades