Global ocean of knowledge, 1660-1860 : globalization and maritime knowledge in the Atlantic world /
Davids, C. A., 1952-
Global ocean of knowledge, 1660-1860 : globalization and maritime knowledge in the Atlantic world / Karel Davids. - 1 online resource (341 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Globalization, knowledge and the Atlantic world: Key issues ; Globalization ; Knowledge ; The Atlantic world, c. 1660-1860 ; Globalizing forces ; Approach and argument -- Part I Globalizing forces and the growth of maritime knowledge in the Atlantic world, c. 1660-1730 -- Globalizing forces and the growth of maritime knowledge -- Machines and the making of infrastructure -- Self-organization and social networks -- Growing maritime knowledge and globalization -- Designing ships, navigating the ocean and probing the depths -- Observing living creatures in and above the water -- Keeping the humans on board alive -- Part II Maritime knowledge and globalization in the Atlantic world, c. 1730-1800 -- The maritime knowledge supporting globalization -- Faster ships -- Improving the chances of survival: Mortality and health care -- The globalizing forces supporting maritime knowledge -- Imperial and commercial machines and the growth of infrastructure for maritime knowledge -- Self-organized networks and the circulation of maritime knowledge -- Part III The reshaping of the Atlantic world and the collectivization of maritime knowledge, c. 1800-60 -- Maritime knowledge and globalization: Advances and lags -- Increasing speed, lagging safety -- Improving the chances of survival: Mortality and health care -- Growing harvests from the sea: Fishing, sealing and whaling -- Globalizing forces and the collectivization of maritime knowledge -- Imperial machines, infrastructure and the circulation of maritime knowledge -- Self-organization, infrastructure and the circulation of maritime knowledge.
"This book looks to fill the 'blue hole' in Global History by studying the role of the oceans themselves in the creation, development, reproduction and adaptation of knowledge across the Atlantic world. It shows how globalisation and the growth of maritime knowledge served to reinforce one another, and demonstrates how and why maritime history should be put firmly at the heart of global history. Exploring the dynamics of globalisation, knowledge-making and European expansion, Global Ocean of Knowledge takes a transnational approach and transgresses the traditional border between the early modern and modern periods. It focuses on three main periodisations, which correspond with major transformations in the globalisation of the Atlantic World, and analyses how and to what extent globalisation forces from above and from below influenced the development and exchange of knowledge. Davids distinguishes three forms of globalising forces 'from above'; imperial, commercial and religious, alongside self-organisation, the globalising force 'from below'. Exploring how globalisation advanced and its relationship with knowledge changed over time, this book bridges global, maritime, intellectual and economic history to reflect on the role of the oceans in making the world a more connected place."--
135014214X 9781350142152 1350142158 9781350163270 1350163279 9781350142145
9781350142152 codeMantra
GBC063209 bnb
019802090 Uk
Globalization--History.--Atlantic Ocean Region
Ocean and civilization.
Mondialisation--Histoire.--Atlantique, R�egion de l'
Mer et civilisation.
General & world history.
Discoveries in geography
Globalization
Historiography
Ocean and civilization
Atlantic Ocean Region--Historiography.
Atlantic Ocean--Discovery and exploration.
Atlantique, R�egion de l'--Historiographie.
Atlantique, Oc�ean--D�ecouverte et exploration.
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean Region
History
CB465 / .D38 2020
910.45
Global ocean of knowledge, 1660-1860 : globalization and maritime knowledge in the Atlantic world / Karel Davids. - 1 online resource (341 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Globalization, knowledge and the Atlantic world: Key issues ; Globalization ; Knowledge ; The Atlantic world, c. 1660-1860 ; Globalizing forces ; Approach and argument -- Part I Globalizing forces and the growth of maritime knowledge in the Atlantic world, c. 1660-1730 -- Globalizing forces and the growth of maritime knowledge -- Machines and the making of infrastructure -- Self-organization and social networks -- Growing maritime knowledge and globalization -- Designing ships, navigating the ocean and probing the depths -- Observing living creatures in and above the water -- Keeping the humans on board alive -- Part II Maritime knowledge and globalization in the Atlantic world, c. 1730-1800 -- The maritime knowledge supporting globalization -- Faster ships -- Improving the chances of survival: Mortality and health care -- The globalizing forces supporting maritime knowledge -- Imperial and commercial machines and the growth of infrastructure for maritime knowledge -- Self-organized networks and the circulation of maritime knowledge -- Part III The reshaping of the Atlantic world and the collectivization of maritime knowledge, c. 1800-60 -- Maritime knowledge and globalization: Advances and lags -- Increasing speed, lagging safety -- Improving the chances of survival: Mortality and health care -- Growing harvests from the sea: Fishing, sealing and whaling -- Globalizing forces and the collectivization of maritime knowledge -- Imperial machines, infrastructure and the circulation of maritime knowledge -- Self-organization, infrastructure and the circulation of maritime knowledge.
"This book looks to fill the 'blue hole' in Global History by studying the role of the oceans themselves in the creation, development, reproduction and adaptation of knowledge across the Atlantic world. It shows how globalisation and the growth of maritime knowledge served to reinforce one another, and demonstrates how and why maritime history should be put firmly at the heart of global history. Exploring the dynamics of globalisation, knowledge-making and European expansion, Global Ocean of Knowledge takes a transnational approach and transgresses the traditional border between the early modern and modern periods. It focuses on three main periodisations, which correspond with major transformations in the globalisation of the Atlantic World, and analyses how and to what extent globalisation forces from above and from below influenced the development and exchange of knowledge. Davids distinguishes three forms of globalising forces 'from above'; imperial, commercial and religious, alongside self-organisation, the globalising force 'from below'. Exploring how globalisation advanced and its relationship with knowledge changed over time, this book bridges global, maritime, intellectual and economic history to reflect on the role of the oceans in making the world a more connected place."--
135014214X 9781350142152 1350142158 9781350163270 1350163279 9781350142145
9781350142152 codeMantra
GBC063209 bnb
019802090 Uk
Globalization--History.--Atlantic Ocean Region
Ocean and civilization.
Mondialisation--Histoire.--Atlantique, R�egion de l'
Mer et civilisation.
General & world history.
Discoveries in geography
Globalization
Historiography
Ocean and civilization
Atlantic Ocean Region--Historiography.
Atlantic Ocean--Discovery and exploration.
Atlantique, R�egion de l'--Historiographie.
Atlantique, Oc�ean--D�ecouverte et exploration.
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean Region
History
CB465 / .D38 2020
910.45