Sea - Nature and Culture

"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 he considers the sea as a site of work and endurance; of story and song; of language, leisure, and longing. By meditating on the sea as both a physical and a cultural presence, the book shines new light on the sea and its indelible place in the human imagination"--Inside front flap.

About the author

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 Clouds: Nature and Culture, also published by Reaktion Books.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Hamblyn, Hamblyn Richard
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.09.2021
• EAN: 9781789144871
• ISBN: 978-1-78914-487-1
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Earth
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; popular science, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Hydrology, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Marine Biology, Earth Sciences, Hydrobiology