Robinson, Michael F. “Helen Rozwadowski, ‘Vast Expanses: A History of the Oceans.’” New Books in History, November 15, 2019. Mp3, 32:55.
Helen Rozwadowski talks about the history of the oceans and how these oceans have shaped human history in profound ways. Rozwadowski is a professor of history at the University of Connecticut, Avery Point. She is the author of many books including Vast Expanses: A History of the Oceans (Reaktion Books, 2018).
Much of human experience can be distilled to saltwater: tears, sweat, and an enduring connection to the sea. In Vast Expanses, Rozwadowski weaves a cultural, environmental, and geopolitical history of that relationship, a journey of tides and titanic forces reaching around the globe and across geological and evolutionary time. (Source: New Books Network)
In this episode of New Books in History, Michael F. Robinson interviews Helen Rozwadowski, professor of history at the University of Connecticut and a former fellow at the Rachel Carson Center. Rozwadowksi has recently published the book Vast Expanses: A History of the Oceans.
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