The Pacific
In this fascinating and exciting overview, Donald B. Freeman explores the role of the Pacific Ocean in human history. Covering over one third of the globe, the Pacific Ocean plays a vital role in the lives and fortunes of more than two billion people who live on its rim-lands and islands. It has pla...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge
2010.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Seas in history. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b4050640x*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Comprehending the Pacific: environmental influences and effects
- Peopling the Pacific: from prehistory to the first European incursions
- Claiming the Pacific: European, Asian and American exploration and annexation
- Encompassing the Pacific: revolutions in transport, navigation and chart making
- Exploiting Pacific resources
- Contesting the Pacific: military activity, colonial struggle and imperial competition
- Picturing the Pacific: the ocean hemisphere in art, literature and film
- Developing the Pacific: political independence, economic advancement and environmental protection.
