Aegean Sponge Fishing and the Island of Kalymnos (19th-20th Centuries) /
Before the invention of synthetic sponges, divers culled the seabeds of the Aegean for animal sponges or "sea gold" to supply global demand, while risking paralysis or death from decompression disease. This is a study of sponge diving and the impact of the industry on the inhabitants of Ka...
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Format: eBook
Language: English
Published:
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2024.
Series:
Brill's Studies in Maritime History ;
17.
Early Modern History and Modern History E-Books Online, Collection 2024.
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Call Number: HD8039.S55552
| Summary: | Before the invention of synthetic sponges, divers culled the seabeds of the Aegean for animal sponges or "sea gold" to supply global demand, while risking paralysis or death from decompression disease. This is a study of sponge diving and the impact of the industry on the inhabitants of Kalymnos and Mediterranean. It is a record of the 10,000 divers who died, the 20,000 who were paralysed between 1886 and 1910, and the women who were there to sustain them when they returned home. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (456 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004701946 |