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Libro 45 de 103: Object Lessons

Mentz, Dr Steve

 
9781501348631: Ocean (Object Lessons)
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ISBN 10: 1501348639 ISBN 13: 9781501348631
Editorial: Bloomsbury Academic, 2020

Sinopsis

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.

The ocean comprises the largest object on our planet. Retelling human history from an oceanic rather than terrestrial point of view unsettles our relationship with the natural environment. Our engagement with the world's oceans can be destructive, as with today's deluge of plastic trash and acidification, but the mismatch between small bodies and vast seas also emphasizes the frailty and resilience of human experience.

From ancient stories of shipwrecked sailors to the containerized future of 21st-century commerce, Ocean splashes the histories we thought we knew into salty and unfamiliar places.

Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic.

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Acerca del autor

Steve Mentz is Professor of English at St John's University, USA. He is the author of seven books, most recently Sailing without Ahab (2024) and An Introduction to the Blue Humanities (2023), as well as multiple edited volumes, chapters, and journal articles. His research has been supported by the Rachel Carson Center, the Folger Shakespeare Library, the John Carter Brown Library, Mystic Seaport, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Maritime Museum in London.

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Editorial
Bloomsbury Academic
Año de publicación
2020
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1501348639
ISBN 13 
9781501348631
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
184
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