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a cultural history of the North Sea and the transformation of Europe

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An edition of The edge of the world (2015)

The edge of the world

a cultural history of the North Sea and the transformation of Europe

First Pegasus Books edition.

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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.

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Language
English
Pages
394

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Subjects
Civilization, History, New York Times reviewed, Europe, history, Europe, civilization, North sea
Places
Europe, North Sea, Northern Europe, Noordzee, Atlantic Ocean
Times
476-1492

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

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.

Edition Notes

Maps on endpapers.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-376) and index.

Copyright Date
2014

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
940.1
Library of Congress
D117 .P94 2015, D117.A2 P94 2015, D117.P94 2015

The Physical Object

Pagination
394 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Number of pages
394

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL26886397M
Internet Archive
edgeofworldcultu0000pyem
ISBN 10
1605986992
ISBN 13
9781605986999
LCCN
2016303224, bl2015011123
OCLC/WorldCat
905495054

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