John Mack - Uma História Cultural do Mar

A comprehensive and unique history of the diverse relationships between humanity and the seas.
This is the book I was waiting for: an anthropological exploration of the relationship between Man and the sea. In this brilliant analysis, John Mack shows us how an innate curiosity led human beings to challenge the seas, creating one of the most important dynamics that enabled the evolution of civilization. An essential read for all those interested in the amazing history of Humanity.» Barry Cunliffe

More than just a history, John Mack's book is a multidisciplinary study of the relationship between human societies and the seas. In it, the author combines History with Anthropology (his main training), but also the arts and Literatures and the study of mythologies related to the sea. The result is a truly comprehensive book through which we discern the evolution of humanity's relationship with the sea.