Fishing - How the Sea Fed Civilization (Paperback)

Humanity's last major source of food from the wild, and how it enabled and shaped the growth of civilization In this history of fishing--not as sport but as sustenance--archaeologist and best-selling author Brian Fagan argues that fishing was an indispensable and often overlooked element in the growth of civilization. It sustainably provided enough food to allow cities, nations, and empires to grow, but it did so with a different emphasis. Where agriculture encouraged stability, fishing demanded movement. It frequently required a search for new and better fishing grounds; its technologies, centered on boats, facilitated movement and discovery; and fish themselves, when dried and salted, were the ideal food--lightweight, nutritious, and long-lasting--for traders, travelers, and conquering armies. This history of the long interaction of humans and seafood tours archaeological sites worldwide to show readers how fishing fed human settlement, rising social complexity, the development of cities, and ultimately the modern world.

General

Imprint:	Yale University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2018
Authors:	Brian Fagan
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	368
ISBN-13:	978-0-300-24004-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > History > General Promotions
LSN:	0-300-24004-X
Barcode:	9780300240047

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