Oceans in World History. Questo articolo non è disponibile.Oceans in World History

The Historical Long-Term Cycles of Oceans

Chapter 1: The Indian Ocean: A First Maritime Crossroads

Introduction

The Indian Ocean in Antiquity

Religious Exchanges in the Indian Ocean: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism

China and the Indian Ocean Exchange

The Expansion of Islam in the Indian Ocean

Islam and East Africa

Islam and Southeast Asia

Cosmopolitan Travelers and the Indian Ocean

Chinese and Iberian Ventures in the Indian Ocean

Conclusion

Chapter 2: Cultural and Biological Exchanges in the Atlantic Ocean

Introduction

The Complexities of Navigation: Mastering Atlantic Winds and Currents

Columbian Exchanges

Diseases

Power

Animals and Plants

African Migrations to the Americas

Transatlantic Revolutions

North America

France and Haiti

South America

Conclusion

Chapter 3: Exploring Exchanges in the Pacific Ocean

Introduction

Original Settlement of the Pacific Islands

Traditional Navigation and Social Organization

A “Spanish Lake”: Iberian Journeys to the Pacific Ocean

Linking Asia to the Pacific: Insular Southeast Asia

Linking Asia to the Pacific: The East Asia Connection

Geographic Imaginations: Unknown Continents in the Pacific

Encounters

Tahiti and Hawaii

China

Conclusion

Chapter 4: Sea Power Unleashed: The World’s Oceans 1800–2000

Introduction

Technological Changes: Steam Ships

Oceans and Empires

Conquests

Canals

Sea Power Ideologies and Maritime Warfare

Ocean Liners: From Immigration to Tourism

Transoceanic Identities

International Women’s Movement

Workers’ Internationals

Pan-Africanism

Shipping Transformations: Oil Tankers and Container Ships

Mineral Wealth and the Law of the Sea

Environmental Concerns

Conclusion