Facing the Sea - Essays in Swedish Maritime Studies (Hardcover)

The sea has many faces. Some are calm and welcoming, others ferocious and death-dealing. For centuries of human history, the sea has seen peaceful trade and war, life and death and failure. In Facing the Sea we meet Swedish experiences of the sea. We can read about smugglers from the Aland Islands, about British privateers seizing Swedish ships, and about Swedish naval officers defending the honour of the flag. We also learn what a disaster at sea or the salvage of a shipwreck can say about past and present societies, and why more and more Swedes choose burial at sea for their loved ones. We hear the voices of children who made the dangerous escape to Sweden in wartime by crossing the Baltic Sea. These are a few of the stories written by the eleven researchers who present a smorgasbord of recent work carried out at the Centre for Maritime Studies (CEMAS) at Stockholm University. The contributors are historians, ethnologists, and maritime archaeologists associated with the centre.

General

Imprint:	Nordic Academic Press
Country of origin:	Sweden
Release date:	October 2021
Editors:	Simon Ekstrom
Dimensions:	145 x 225mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	292
ISBN-13:	978-91-89361-03-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Underwater archaeology Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Naval forces & warfare Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Maritime history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Weapons & equipment > Military vehicles Books > Law > International law > Public international law > Law of the sea Books > Professional & Technical > Transport technology > Shipbuilding technology & engineering > Ship design & naval architecture Books > Professional & Technical > Transport technology > Shipbuilding technology & engineering > Navigation & seamanship Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Transport industries > Shipping industries > Maritime / nautical trades Books > Law > International law > Public international law > International law of transport & communications > International maritime law Books > History > History of specific subjects > Maritime history
LSN:	91-89361-03-2
Barcode:	9789189361034

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