Beyond the Sea

Reviewing the manifold dimensions of water as barrier and bridge

Contributions by Tim-Ake Pentz Contributions by Ole Sparenberg Contributions by Magdalena Schönweitz Contributions by Tilman Plath Contributions by Daria Gritsenko Contributions by JanHenrik Nilsson Contributions by Lehti Mairike Keelmann Contributions by Marta Grzechnik Contributions by Alexander Filiushkin Contributions by Stefan Ewert Contributions by Boris Dunsch Contributions by Magnus Ressel Contributions by Alexander Drost Edited by Marta Grzechnik Edited by Heta Hurskainen

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Extent: 269 pages

Publisher: Böhlau Verlag Köln

Subjects: Earth & Life Sciences 

Language: German

Paperback (Published)

(November 2014)

ISBN: 9783412222932

6.1 x 9.06 inches

Price: $69.00

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The dominant narratives about the seas and maritime regions in European societies have usually placed them at the periphery, distant from the social and political centres, and often perceived as empty spaces akin to deserts: they could be crossed but not used. Therefore, most categories to examine societies have been designed from a land-oriented perspective and with the focus on land-based societies. Changing this perspective and putting the sea – the periphery – in the centre challenges traditional narratives, leading to new, enriching interpretations. Following this path, this volume re-envisions water beyond its immanent physical character – as a space ascribed with various roles and functions, both bridging and dividing: a borderland of communication, a space to govern and to invest with symbolic meaning

  • Contributions by Tim-Ake Pentz
  • Contributions by Ole Sparenberg
  • Contributions by Magdalena Schönweitz
  • Contributions by Tilman Plath
  • Contributions by Daria Gritsenko
  • Contributions by JanHenrik Nilsson
  • Contributions by Lehti Mairike Keelmann
  • Contributions by Marta Grzechnik
  • Contributions by Alexander Filiushkin
  • Contributions by Stefan Ewert
  • Contributions by Boris Dunsch
  • Contributions by Magnus Ressel
  • Contributions by Alexander Drost
  • Edited by Marta Grzechnik
  • Edited by Heta Hurskainen