The edge of the world : a cultural history of the North Sea and the transformation of Europe / Michael Pye.
Pye, Michael, 1946- author.
2015
D117 .P94 2015 (Mapit)
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Title
The edge of the world : a cultural history of the North Sea and the transformation of Europe / Michael Pye.
Author
Pye, Michael, 1946- author.
Edition
First Pegasus Books edition.
ISBN
9781605986999 hardcover
1605986992 hardcover
Published
New York : Pegasus Books, 2015.
Copyright
©2014
Language
English
Description
394 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cm
Call Number
D117 .P94 2015
Dewey Decimal Classification
940.1
909.07
Summary
Tells the story of how modernity emerged on the shores of the North Sea, uncovering a lost history of a thousand years rife with saints, spies, pirates, philosophers, artists, and intellectuals.
Note
Maps on endpapers.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-376) and index.
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