From prehistoric times to the present, the Ocean has been used as a highway for trade, a source of food and resources, and a space for recreation and military conquest, as well as an inspiration for religion, culture, and the arts.
Spanning antiquity to the present,.
It collects familiar, forgotten, and previously unpublished texts from all corners of the world.
The Ocean Reader charts humans\' relationship to the Ocean, which has often been seen as a changeless space without a history.
From prehistoric times to the present, the Ocean has been used as a highway for trade, a source of food and resources, and a space for recreation and military conquest, as well as an inspiration for religion, culture, and the arts