An assessment of how important the sea was in the middle ages. How
important has the sea been in the development of human history?
Very important indeed is the conclusion of this ground-breaking
four volume work. The books bring together the world's leading
maritime historians, who address the question of what difference
the sea has made in relation to around 250 situations ranging from
the earliest times to the present. They consider, across the entire
world, subjects related to human migration, trade, economic
development, warfare, the building of political units including
states and empires, the dissemination of ideas, culture and
religion, and much more, showing how the sea was crucial to all
these aspects of human development. The Sea in History - The
Medieval World covers the period from the end of the Roman Empire
in the West up to around the year 1500. It demonstrates that for
many peoples and states in this period the sea was central to
theirexistence - the Vikings, the Hanse, Venice, Genoa, the Normans
- and it shows also how important the sea was for states which are
not normally thought of as maritime powers, such as Byzantium, the
Crusader states and the Mongol Empire. The book is global in its
coverage, including material on East and Southeast Asia, Latin
America and the Caribbean and Africa, with particularly interesting
material on China's extensive voyages of exploration in the
fifteenth century, the role of the Vikings in the early formation
of Russia, and on the building of ships, appropriate to local
conditions, in different parts of the world. 40 of the
contributions are in English; 34 are inFrench. MICHEL BALARD is
Emeritus Professor at the University Paris 1 - Pantheon Sorbonne.
CHRISTIAN BUCHET is Professor of Maritime History, Catholic
University of Paris, Scientific Director of Oceanides and a member
of l'Academie de marine.
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