Facing the sea : essays in Swedish maritime studies /

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"The sea has many faces. Some are calm and welcoming, others ferocious and death-dealing. For centuries of human history, the sea has seen peaceful trade and war, life and death and failure. In Facing the Sea we meet Swedish experiences of the sea. We can read about smugglers from the Åland Is...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Ekström, Simon, 1971- (Editor), Müller, Leos, 1962- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lund : Nordic Academic Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Shipping > Sweden > History.
Shipping
Sweden > History, Naval.
Sweden > History.
Suède > Histoire.
Sweden
Electronic books.
History
Naval history
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1. The architecture of the early modern sea routes into Stockholm
  • 2. Maritime military archery
  • Bowmen on European warships, 1000-1600
  • 3. The human factor
  • The ship Vasa and its people
  • 4. Swedish vessels in the Prize Papers
  • Cases from the American Revolutionary War, 1776-1783
  • 5. On the honour of the naval ensign
  • The Swedish navy and the symbolism of naval and merchant flags, c.1700-1950
  • 6. Out of the water
  • Wrecks and salvage at the intersection of death, time past, and national glory
  • 7. Swedish naval officers and the nation
  • The discourse of national identity in the magazine Vår Flotta, 1905-1920
  • 8. Tommi the sea dog
  • Maritime collections and the material culture of Baltic boat children
  • 9. How to break the rules just right
  • Åland smugglers, 1920-1950
  • 10. Here, there and everywhere
  • Ash disposal at sea and the construction of a maritime memory landscape
  • About the authors
  • About the Centre for Maritime Studies

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