The Oxford Encyclopedia of Maritime History

The general subject of maritime history, as the editors of this remarkable work explain, cuts across the boundaries of several disciplines: history, geography, politics, economics, art, science, sociology and law. Previous reference books have usually concentrated on one of these aspects. It is only in recent years, they declare, that scholars have attempted to view the subject as a whole, thus allowing the compilation of a comprehensive encyclopaedia by 500 contributors, running to about a thousand entries in two‐and‐a‐half million words. It is stated to be aimed at general readers, students and scholars. Despite the title, the subject coverage extends...