TY - BOOK AU - Pye,Michael TI - The edge of the world: a cultural history of the North Sea and the transformation of Europe SN - 9781605986999 AV - D117.A2 P94 2015 U1 - 909.07 PY - 2015///] CY - New York PB - Pegasus Books KW - Europe KW - History KW - 476-1492 KW - Europe, Northern KW - Civilization KW - North Sea N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-376) and index; 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; LJ 03/01/2015; PW 02/09/2015; Kirkus 01/15/2015 N2 - An epic adventure ranging from the terror of the Vikings to the golden age of cities: Michael Pye tells the amazing story of how modernity emerged on the shores of the North Sea ER -