European naval and maritime history, 300-1500
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European naval and maritime history, 300-1500
Indiana University Press, 1990, c1985
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"First Midland Book edition 1990"--T.p. verso
Bibliography: p. 171-185
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This first general survey of European naval and maritime history for the period from A.D. 300 to 1500 focuses on Western Europe, including the Baltic, North Sea, and Atlantic traditions, and on the Mediterranean, particularly Byzantine and Moslem naval history. The authors survey a number of interconnected areas: the use of seapower in international and intercultural relations, commerce and trade routes, naval technology and design, military tactics, the physical features of seafaring, and the geography of the sea. They make accessible to the general reader very technical scholarship, and provide numerous maps and illustrations that explain the changes in ship design and construction. The overall result is a powerful historical synthesis whiich gives students, teachers, and general readers a "feel" for the seafaring life and the place of the sea within medieval civilization.
Table of Contents
Preface I. The Late Roman World to A.D. 500 II. Byzantine Naval Power and Shipping, 500-1291 III. Muslim Naval and Maritime Power in the Mediterranean, 651-1498 IV. Latin Western Naval Power and Shipping in the Mediterranean, 800-1498 V. Irish, Frisians, and Vikings in the Northern Seas, 500-1066 VI. The Age of the English and the Hansa in the North, 1066-1377 VII. The Rise of Iberian Sea Power and a New Atlantic Destiny, 1377-1498 Conclusion Bibliographical Note Suggestions for Further Reading Index
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