The Unnatural History of the Sea |
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| Author:
| Roberts, Callum |
| ISBN: | 978-1-59726-196-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2007 |
| Publisher: | Island Press
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| Imprint: | Shearwater Books |
| Book Format: | Big book |
| List Price: | USD $60.00 |
Book Description:
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As Callum M. Roberts reveals in The Unnatural History of the Sea, the oceans' bounty didn't disappear overnight. While today's fishing industry is ruthlessly efficient, intense exploitation began not in the modern era, or even with the dawn of industrialization, but in the eleventh century in medieval Europe. Roberts explores this long and colorful history of commercial fishing, taking readers around the world and through the centuries to witness the transformation of the seas.
As Callum M. Roberts reveals in The Unnatural History of the Sea, the oceans' bounty didn't disappear overnight. While today's fishing industry is ruthlessly efficient, intense exploitation began not in the modern era, or even with the dawn of industrialization, but in the eleventh century in medieval Europe. Roberts explores this long and colorful history of commercial fishing, taking readers around the world and through the centuries to witness the transformation of the seas.