To Master the Boundless Sea : The U.S. Navy, the Marine Environment, and the Cartography of Empire /

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"As the United States grew into an empire in the late nineteenth century, notions like 'sea power' derived not only from fleets, bases, and decisive battles, but also from a scientific effort to understand and master the ocean environment. Beginning in the early nineteenth century and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Smith, Jason W. (Jason Wirth), 1982- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2018]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
United States. > Navy.
United States. > Navy > History.
Nautical charts.
Imperialism and science.
Cartography.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Cartography.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Marine & Naval.
Imperialisme et sciences.
Cartographie.
Cartes nautiques > États-Unis > Histoire.
Nautical charts > United States > History.
United States.
États-Unis > Histoire navale.
United States > History, Naval.
Naval history.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Introduction: The Boundless Sea; 1. Wilderness of Waters; 2. Empire of Commerce and Science; 3. The Common Highway; 4. Conquering Old Ocean; 5. 'Twixt the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea; 6. Making War upon the Chart; Epilogue: Controlling the Great Common; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; W.

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