Ships, Seafaring and Society: Essays in Maritime History - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0814319912 ISBN 13: 9780814319918

Publisher: Wayne State University, 1987

Synopsis

Ships, Seafaring and Society is a collection of twenty essays touching on the fragile, yet enduring relationship between man and the sea. Contributors discuss the effect of ships and seafaring in shaping the lives of mariners, merchants, women, and entire communities and the symbiotic relationship between society ashore and the mariners abroad.
Under the four major headings of "Ships and Fleets," "Fishing and Trading," "Community and the Sea," and "Seafaring in the Americas," articles cover such topics as "The Reconstruction of the 11th Century Serçe Liman Vessel," "The Halifax Fisheries Commission of 1877," "Doxies at Dockside," and "Black Seamen and the Federal Courts, 1789-1860." Ships, Seafaring and Society transports the reader to England, Turkey, Mexico, and beyond and offers a new look at a complex and international history.

About this title

Book Description:

Ships, Seafaring and Society is a collection of twenty essays touching on the fragile, yet enduring relationship between man and the sea.

About the Author:

Timothy J. Runyan teaches in the Department of History at Cleveland State University. A member of the editorial board of The American Neptune, he is co-author with A.R. Lewis of European Naval and Maritime History, 300-1500 (1985) and has published extensively on the medieval maritime history.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wayne State University
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0814319912
• ISBN 13: 9780814319918
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384
• Editor: Runyan Timothy J.