History of the Ports

• Sarah Palmer ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Greenwich

     University of Greenwich

     Reino Unido

     
• Localización: International journal of maritime history, ISSN 0843-8714, Vol. 32, Nº. 2, 2020, págs. 426-433
• Idioma: inglés
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  • This article explores port typography and historiography. It reviews the expansion of port history as a field over the last 50 years, with increasing focus on the Early Modern, Medieval and Classical periods. Concentration on leading players has been replaced by interest in a range of ports, and comparisons at a local and regional level, although regrettably usually not at international or global level, for reasons considered. The author takes issue with suggestions that port history sits uncomfortably at a nexus of local, national and international historiography, arguing that this is a strength, providing both basic coherence and wider perspective.