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Port Towns and Urban Cultures - International Histories of the Waterfront, c.1700-2000 (Paperback, 1st ed. 2016)
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Port Towns and Urban Cultures - International Histories of the Waterfront, c.1700-2000 (Paperback, 1st ed. 2016)
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Despite the port's prominence in maritime history, its cultural
significance has long been neglected in favour of its role within
economic and imperial networks. Defined by their intersection of
maritime and urban space, port towns were sites of complex cultural
exchanges. This book, the product of international scholarship,
offers innovative and challenging perspectives on the cultural
histories of ports, ranging from eighteenth-century Africa to
twentieth-century Australasia and Europe. The essays in this
important collection explore two key themes; the nature and
character of 'sailortown' culture and port-town life, and the
representations of port towns that were forged both within and
beyond urban-maritime communities. The book's exploration of port
town identities and cultures, and its use of a rich array of
methodological approaches and cultural artefacts, will make it of
great interest to both urban and maritime historians. It also
represents a major contribution to the emerging, interdisciplinary
field of coastal studies.
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