{"product_id":"europe-and-the-sea","title":"Europe and the Sea","description":"The history and culture of Europe has been  decisively shaped by the exploration and use of the  seas surrounding Europe. This catalogue book  reflects the significance of the sea as a space of rule  and trade for Europeans, as bridge and border, as  resource and a site of desire. The book also reviews  the changing perception of the sea in the arts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEurope is a maritime continent: measured by the  length of its coasts and its total size, none of the  five continental masses on the planet has more  points of cont act with the seas than Europe. The  importance of the sea for the development of  European civilisation is illustrated by the themes of  myths, shipbuilding and seafaring, rule of the seas,  European coastal trade, expansion, the slave trade,  migration, the ma ritime global economy, resources,  oceanography, tourism, and the artistic perception  of the sea. Thirteen themes, each linked to a port  city, range from Antiquity to the present day and  demonstrate that the domination of the seas was a  central component of European power politics for  centuries.","brand":"Hirmer Verlag GmbH","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42664274657316,"sku":"9783777430164","price":79.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/9734\/0196\/files\/9783777430164.jpg?v=1777354815","url":"https:\/\/thamesandhudson.com.au\/products\/europe-and-the-sea","provider":"Thames \u0026 Hudson Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}