‘Escape from Terracentrism’ traces the shifts in writing a history of the seas/oceans from maritime history, to oceanic histories and finally to a water history. In the process it pleads for a transnational approach to the study of regions, arguing that there is a fundamental disconnect between our present-day lives and water. Finally, the article discusses whether a history of the sea can be a theatre for world history or an arena for a new, de-centred regional history, yielding thereby a fresh perspective on regions.
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