Full name: Europe Between the Oceans: 9000 BC-AD 1000

Author: Barry Cunliffe Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: History, Non Fiction, Anthology Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780300119237 9780300170863 0300119232 0300170866

In this magnificent book, distinguished archaeologist Barry Cunliffe reframes our entire conception of early European history, from prehistory through the ancient world to the medieval Viking period. 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. Drawing on archaeology, anthropology, and history, 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. Similar books: Britain Begins by Barry Cunliffe The Ancient Celts by Barry Cunliffe Europe by Norman Davies Vanished Kingdoms by Norman Davies Europe Divided 1559-1598 by J. H. Elliott The Struggle for Europe by William I. Hitchcock The Pursuit of Power: Europe 1815-1914 by Richard J. Evans Early Modern Europe by Euan Cameron Dark Continent by Mark Mazower A World Restored by Henry A. Kissinger The Pursuit of Glory by Tim Blanning The Vertigo Years by Philipp Blom Central Europe by Lonnie Johnson Postwar by Tony Judt 1848 by Mike Rapport Empires and Barbarians by Peter Heather A History In Fragments by Richard Vinen In Search of the Indo-Europeans by J. P. Mallory The World We Used to Live In by Vine Deloria Jr. People of the Deer by Farley Mowat