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Why maritime history?

International Journal of Maritime History, 2020
After outlining the ways in which the parameters of the sub-discipline of maritime history changed during the 1980s and 1990s, the article focuses on why maritime history is a significant field of enquiry. Case studies of the Wilson Line, and the career of trawler skipper William Oliver, both based in Hull, exemplify the extraordinary and extreme ...
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Global History and Maritime History

International Journal of Maritime History, 2013
The expanding literatures in global history and maritime history invite comparison. Here a global historian uses metaphoric characterizations to show the distinctive breadth and specificity of each field. The essay notes the recurrent alternation of maritime and terrestrial leadership in technology and society as well as occasional sharp shifts in ...
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Maritime History: A Gateway to Global History?

2010
This chapter introduces the structure and content of the volume and provides an overview of each chapter. It also provides definitions of maritime history, globalisation, and the differences between the study of maritime history and the study of global history. It gives an overview of recent maritime historiography and the existing intersection between
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Maritime History as Global History

2010
This study aims to provide new insights into the connections between maritime history and global history. It demonstrates the significance of maritime activity as a conduit of global exchange by examining local, national, and international interdependencies and trade networks, and a broad range of time periods, geographical areas, and various sub ...
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Maritime History and Maritime Archaeology

2011
Maritime history embraces naval history, which is the relationship of human societies with the sea. Maritime history began to be recognized as a disciplinary field about half a century ago. In this context, archaeology is defined as the systematic study of past human life, behaviors, activities, and cultures using material remains and the relationships
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Maritime History since Braudel

2004
This chapter recounts the progress made in the fields of maritime and mediterranean history since the publication of Fernand Braudel’s landmark La Méditerranée. The first half provides an overview of the development of maritime history as an academic discipline from the 1950s onwards, noting ...
Gelina Harlaftis, Carmel Vassallo
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Maritime History in Australia

1995
This essay presents Australia as a maritime nation and explores the recent upsurge of public and academic interest in its maritime heritage. It covers a broad spectrum of maritime research, including sea transport; the sea as a power resource; scientific exploration; the sea in leisure and culture; maritime workers; naval history; maritime archaeology ...
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Navigating African Maritime History

2009
This book is a collection of essays addressing multiple aspects of African maritime history in attempt to counter the lack of academic research that exists in comparison to other nations and continents, and to assert the value of African topics to the global study of maritime history.
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Greek Maritime History or Maritime History of the Greeks?

2022
Katerina Galani, Alexandra Papadopoulou
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Greek Maritime History

2022
Katerina Galani, Alexandra Papadopoulou
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