The edge of the world

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Michael Pye's The Edge of the World is an epic adventure: from the Vikings to the Enlightenment, from barbaric outpost to global centre, it tells the amazing story of northern Europe's transformation by sea.



'An utterly beguiling journey into the dark ages of the north sea. A complete revelation . . . Pye writes like a dream. Magnificent' Jerry Brotton, author of A History of the World in Twelve Maps



This is a story of saints and spies, of fishermen and pirates, traders and marauders - and of how their wild and daring journeys across the North Sea built the world we know.



When the Roman Empire retreated, northern Europe was a barbarian outpost at the very edge of everything. A thousand years later, it was the heart of global empires and the home of science, art, enlightenment and money. We owe this transformation to the tides and storms of the North Sea.



The water was dangerous, but it was far easier than struggling over land; so it was the sea that brought people together. Boats carried food and raw materials, but also new ideas and information. The seafarers raided, ruined and killed, but they also settled and coupled. With them they brought new tastes and technologies - books, clothes, manners, paintings and machines.



In this dazzling historical adventure, we return to a time that is largely forgotten and watch as the modern world is born. We see the spread of money and how it paved the way for science. We see how plague terrorised even the rich and transformed daily life for the poor. We watch as the climate changed and coastlines shifted, people adapted and towns flourished. We see the arrival of the first politicians, artists, lawyers: citizens. From Viking raiders to Mongol hordes, Frisian fishermen to Hanseatic hustlers, travelling as far west as America and as far east as Byzantium, we see how the life and traffic of the seas changed everything.



Drawing on an astonishing breadth of learning and packed with human stories and revelations, this is the epic drama of how we came to be who we are.



'A closely-researched and fascinating characterisation of the richness of life and the underestimated interconnections of the peoples all around the medieval and early modern North Sea. A real page-turner' Chris Wickham, author of The Inheritance of Rome: A History of Europe from 400 to 1000



'Elegant writing and extraordinary scholarship . . . Miraculous' Hugh Aldersey-Williams, author of Periodic Tales and Anatomies



'Splendid. A heady mix of social, economic, and intellectual history, written in an engaging style. It offers a counterpoint to the many studies of the Mediterranean, arguing for the importance of the North Sea. Exciting, fun, and informative' Michael Prestwich, Professor of History, Durham University



Michael Pye has written eleven previous books, translated into eleven languages, including two British bestsellers and two New York Times Notable Books of the Year. He took a First and various prizes in Modern History at Oxford, and was then for many years a highly successful journalist, columnist and broadcaster in London and New York. He now lives between London and rural Portugal.

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Edge of the World

Rating: 4.3 / 5 | Prijs: € 12.79

Features a story of saints and spies of fishermen and pirates traders and marauders and of how their wild and daring journeys across the north sea built the world we know an epic adventure from the vikings to the enlightenment from barbaric outpost to global hub this book tells the dazzling Op voorraad. Voor 23:59 besteld, morgen in huis .. MEER INFO

The Edge of the World

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Saints and spies pirates and philosophers artists and intellectuals they all criss crossed the grey north sea in the so called dark ages the years between the fall of the roman empire and the beginning of europe s mastery over the oceans now the critically acclaimed michael pye reveals the cult Uiterlijk 15 november in huis .. MEER INFO

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De middeleeuwen bij ons overweldigend verteld door michael pye dat de middeleeuwen geen lege donkerte tussen het romeinse rijk en de renaissance waren wisten we al langer maar nooit slaagde iemand erin het rijke middeleeuwse leven zo dichtbij te brengen als michael pye hij beschrijft hoe volkere Uiterlijk 6 november in huis .. MEER INFO

Taal: en

Bindwijze: E-book

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 06 november 2014

Aantal pagina's: 400

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: Michael Pye

Tweede Auteur: Pye Michael

Hoofduitgeverij: Penguin

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EAN: 9780241963845

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