A Minimalist History of the Ocean

About This Novel

"A Minimalist History of Marine Civilization: Navigation and 5,000 Years of World History" is a minimalist history of civilization from a marine perspective. It tells the story of how the ocean has influenced the process of civilization and shaped the modern world over the past 5,000 years according to the five themes of navigation, trade, empire, religion, food and health. The ocean has long been considered the fringe of civilization. Those who live near the sea are convinced that wealth and glory are hidden in the ocean, while those who live far inland dismiss the ocean as "meaningless waste, a desert of water."

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