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Europe Between the Oceans - Cunliffe, Barry - Yale University Press
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Aug 11, 2008
480 p., 7 1/2 x 9 11/16
120 b/w + 80 color illus.
ISBN: 9780300119237
ISBN-10: 0300119232
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Cloth: $45.00
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Europe Between the Oceans9000 BC-AD 1000
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Winner of the 2008 PROSE Award for Excellence in the World History & Biography/Autobiography category, sponsored by the Association of American Publishers. Top Seller in European History as compiled by YBP Library Services (2009)
Europe is, in world terms, a relatively minor peninsula attached to the Eurasian land mass. Yet it became one of the most innovative regions on the planet, generating restless adventurers who traversed the globe to trade, to explore, and often to settle. By the fifteenth century Europe was a driving world force, but the origins of its success have until now remained obscured in prehistory. In this magnificent book, distinguished archaeologist Barry Cunliffe views Europe not in terms of states and shifting political land boundaries but as a geographical niche particularly favored in facing many seas. These seas, and Europe’s great transpeninsular rivers, ensured a rich diversity of natural resources while also encouraging the dynamic interaction of peoples across networks of communication and exchange. The development of these early Europeans is rooted in complex interplays, shifting balances, and geographic and demographic fluidity. Weaving together titanic concepts while remaining sensitive to specifics, Cunliffe has produced an interdisciplinary tour de force. His is a bold book of exceptional scholarship, erudite and engaging, and it heralds an entirely new understanding of Old Europe.
Barry Cunliffe is a leading archaeologist in Europe. He is emeritus professor of European archaeology at the University of Oxford and the author of many books, including The Ancient Celts, Facing the Ocean, and The Extraordinary Voyage of Pytheas the Greek.
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