The sea : a cultural history /
John Mack.
- London : Reaktion Books, 2011.
- 272 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliography (242-257) and index.
Different seas? -- Concepts of the sea -- Navigation and the arts of performance -- Ships and societies -- Beaches -- The sea on the land.
Explores the diversity of the seas themselves, maritime technologies, especially the practice of navigation, and different cultures surrounding the sea.