Seafaring and Civilization: Maritime Perspectives on World History by Philip De Souza

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Seafaring and Civilization: Maritime Perspectives on World History by Philip De SouzaISBN: 9781861973238 Profile Books, January 2002 240 pages, Paperback Philip de Souza presents the history of the sea as a medium for the development and expansion of human society and 'civilization', viewing both the positive and negative impact. The narrative and argument is organized under the following broad heads: Navigation from 'log boats' to supertankers; Trade wheat and the Ancient Greeks or slaves to the Americas; Maritime empires; Religion

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