1st Edition
The Geography of the Ocean Knowing the ocean as a space
By Anne-Flore Laloë
Copyright 2016
178 Pages
12 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
170 Pages
12 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
170 Pages
12 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Despite the fact that the vast majority of the earth’s surface is made up of oceans, there has been surprisingly little work by geographers which critically examines the ocean-space and our knowledge and perceptions of it. This book employs a broad conceptual and methodological framework to analyse specific events that have contributed to the production of geographical knowledge about the ocean.... Read more
Contents: Introduction; Intellectual setting; 1492 and the discoveries of America; The Enlightenment and the ocean-space; In-depth knowledge: the deep ocean-space; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
Biography
Anne-Flore Laloë, after graduating from the University of Exeter, was Curator of Historical Collections at the Marine Biological Association of the UK. Since January 2015, she has been Archivist at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory.
