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The edge of the world : a cultural history of the North Sea and the transformation of Europe

Pye, Michael, 1946- (Author).

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.

Book  - 2015
909.07 Pye
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Subject
Europe > History > 476-1492.
Europe, Northern > History.
Europe, Northern > Civilization.
North Sea > History.
  • ISBN: 1605986992
  • ISBN: 9781605986999
  • Physical Description 394 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
  • Edition First Pegasus Books edition.
  • Publisher New York : Pegasus Books, 2015.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Maps on endpapers.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-376) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The invention of money -- The book trade -- Making enemies -- Settling -- Fashion -- Writing the law -- Overseeing nature -- Science and money -- Dealers rule -- Love and capital -- The plague laws -- The city and the world.
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
LSC 38.57