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The edge of the world: How the north sea made us who we are
by Pye, Michael 1946-.
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BookPublisher: Viking 2014ISBN: 9780670922321; 0670922323.Classification number: 940.1 PYESubject(s): Europe, Northern -- Civilization | Europe -- History -- 476-1492 | Europe, Northern -- History | North Sea Region -- HistorySubject: 'The Edge of the World' is a groundbreaking 1000-year history that shows how Northern Europe and the North Sea helped to forge the modern world. Overturning many common assumptions - of discrete nations divided by their borders; of the primacy of the Mediterranean in the shaping of European culture; of a pre-enlightenment 'dark ages' - author Michael Pye draws on a wide breadth of source material to bring to life a vast sweep of history populated with intimate encounters and lively personalities.
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Formby Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 940.1 PYE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002874332X |
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'The Edge of the World' is a groundbreaking 1000-year history that shows how Northern Europe and the North Sea helped to forge the modern world. Overturning many common assumptions - of discrete nations divided by their borders; of the primacy of the Mediterranean in the shaping of European culture; of a pre-enlightenment 'dark ages' - author Michael Pye draws on a wide breadth of source material to bring to life a vast sweep of history populated with intimate encounters and lively personalities.
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