The Sea and Civilization

Paine, Lincoln: 2013 New York, hardcover with dust jacket, 744 pages, illustrated. The Sea and Civilization by Lincoln Paine is a sweeping global history that shows how seas, rivers, and other waterways shaped human contact, trade, war, and cultural exchange from prehistory to the post–Cold War era. By following seafaring societies from Oceania and the ancient Mediterranean to Asia and modern global shipping, Paine argues that the rise and fall of civilizations are inseparable from their maritime enterprise. ISBN 9781400044092 Cover small marks of use. In good condition