The edge of the world : a cultural history of the North Sea and the transformation of Europe / [Michael Pye].
| Author/creator |
Pye, Michael, 1946- author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | First Pegasus Books edition. |
| Publication Info | New York : Pegasus Books, 2015. |
| Copyright Notice | ©2014 |
| Description | 394 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| 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. |
| Abstract | 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. |
| General note | Maps on endpapers. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-376) and index. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2016303224 |
| ISBN | 9781605986999 |
| ISBN | 1605986992 |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | D117.A2 P94 2015 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |