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FACING THE OCEAN. Barry Cunliffe 2001. Fully Illustrated. HB DW. Fine Condition.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Personalised
- No
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Subject Area
- Archaeology
- Book Title
- Ocean
- Narrative Type
- Non-Fiction
- Item Length
- 600 pages
- Publication Year
- 2001
- Educational Level
- Adult & Further Education
- Features
- 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Illustrated
- Level
- Advanced
- Topic
- Ocean
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United Kingdom
- Unit Quantity
- 1
- ISBN
- 9780199240197
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0199240191
ISBN-13
9780199240197
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1816219
Product Key Features
Book Title
Facing the Ocean : the Atlantic and Its Peoples 8000 BC-Ad 1500
Number of Pages
608 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Ancient / General, General, Europe / Medieval
Publication Year
2001
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.5 in
Item Weight
65.6 Oz
Item Length
7.6 in
Item Width
9.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2001-269562
Reviews
'lavishly illustrated ... a beautiful book ... extremely good value ... Cunliffe is to be complimented because he has stepped beyond the yearning for Celtic myths to use contemporary archaeology to tell a great story of human endeavour.'Richard Hodges, History Today, June 2001, "An eagle-eye view of unique clarity from an impassioned observer with a discerning mind.... It delivers history from a fresh perspective, encompassing a region rarely glimpsed as a whole."--The Economist "Lavishly illustrated...a beautiful book...Cunliffe is to be complimented because he has stepped beyond the yearning for Celtic myths to use contemporary archaeology to tell a great story of human endeavour."--Richard Hodges, History Today, 'Mr Cunliffe writes clearly and engagingly. His text is enriched bywonderful illustrations. His enthusiasm for the region - his Breton secondhome, his beloved archaeological sites in Spain - enlivens every page.'The Economist, 'lavishly illustrated ... a beautiful book ... extremely good value ...Cunliffe is to be complimented because he has stepped beyond the yearning forCeltic myths to use contemporary archaeology to tell a great story of humanendeavour.'Richard Hodges, History Today, June 2001, 'By distilling what must have seemed an endless labour into beguiling prose, Cunliffe has given us a unique insight into our long ancestry.'Mike Pitts, Sunday Times Culture Magazine, It delivers history from a fresh perspective, encompassing a region rarely glimpsed as a whole. This is an eagle-eye view of unique clarity from an impassioned observer with a discerning mind." The Economist, "An eagle-eye view of unique clarity from an impassioned observer with a discerning mind.... It delivers history from a fresh perspective, encompassing a region rarely glimpsed as a whole."-- The Economist "Lavishly illustrated...a beautiful book...Cunliffe is to be complimented because he has stepped beyond the yearning for Celtic myths to use contemporary archaeology to tell a great story of human endeavour."--Richard Hodges, History Today, 'By distilling what must have seemed an endless labour into beguilingprose, Cunliffe has given us a unique insight into our long ancestry.'Mike Pitts, Sunday Times Culture Magazine, 'Cunliffe's skill lies in knowing just what to highlight and what to leaveout from the mass of data available. It is a testament to his achievement thatthe book hangs together so well as a single work'Jon Henderson, Times Higher Education Supplement, "An eagle-eye view of unique clarity from an impassioned observer with a discerning mind.... It delivers history from a fresh perspective, encompassing a region rarely glimpsed as a whole."--The Economist "Lavishly illustrated...a beautiful book...Cunliffe is to be complimented because he has stepped beyond the yearning for Celtic myths to use contemporary archaeology to tell a great story of human endeavour."--Richard Hodges,History Today, "An eagle-eye view of unique clarity from an impassioned observer with a discerning mind.... It delivers history from a fresh perspective, encompassing a region rarely glimpsed as a whole."--The Economist"Lavishly illustrated...a beautiful book...Cunliffe is to be complimented because he has stepped beyond the yearning for Celtic myths to use contemporary archaeology to tell a great story of human endeavour."--Richard Hodges, History Today, It delivers history from a fresh perspective, encompassing a region rarelyglimpsed as a whole. This is an eagle-eye view of unique clarity from animpassioned observer with a discerning mind." The Economist, 'the style is very readable and sustains interest throughout'Jon Henderson, Times Higher Education Supplement, 'As a synthesis of an under-studied zone in archaeology, this book has been much needed and should be wholeheartedly welcomed.'Jon Henderson, Times Higher Education Supplement, 'Cunliffe's skill lies in knowing just what to highlight and what to leave out from the mass of data available. It is a testament to his achievement that the book hangs together so well as a single work'Jon Henderson, Times Higher Education Supplement, 'Mr Cunliffe writes clearly and engagingly. His text is enriched by wonderful illustrations. His enthusiasm for the region - his Breton second home, his beloved archaeological sites in Spain - enlivens every page.'The Economist, 'As a synthesis of an under-studied zone in archaeology, this book hasbeen much needed and should be wholeheartedly welcomed.'Jon Henderson, Times Higher Education Supplement
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
940
Table Of Content
1. Perceptions of the Ocean2. Between Land and Sea3. Ships and Sailors4. The Emergence of an Atlantic Identity: 8000-4000 BC5. Ancestors and Ritual Landscapes6. Expanding Networks and the Rise of the Individual: 2700-12007. Sailors on the Two Oceans8. Restating Identity: 1200-200 BC9. The Impact of Rome: 200 BC-AD 20010. Migrants and Settlers in the Early Middle Ages: AD 200-80011. The Coming of the Northmen12. New Centres, New Peripheries: 1000-150013. The Longue DureeA Guide to Further Reading
Synopsis
In this highly illustrated book Barry Cunliffe focuses on the western rim of Europe--the Atlantic facade--an area stretching from the Straits of Gibraltar to the Isles of Shetland.We are shown how original and inventive the communities were, and how they maintained their own distinctive identities often over long spans of time. Covering the period from the Mesolithic hunter-gatherers, c. 8000 BC, to the voyages of discovery c. AD 1500, he uses this last half millennium more as a well-studied test case to help the reader better understand what went before.The beautiful illustrations show how this picturesque part of Europe has many striking physical similarities. Old hard rocks confront the ocean creating promontories and capes familiar to sailors throughout the millennia. Land's End, Finistere, Finisterra--until the end of the fifteenth century this was where the world ended in a turmoil of ocean beyond which there was nothing. To the people who lived in these remote places the sea was their means of communication and those occupying similar locations were their neighbours. The communities frequently developed distinctive characteristics intensifying aspects of their culture the more clearly to distinguish themselves from their in-land neighbours. But there is an added level of interest here in that the sea provided a vital link with neighbouring remote-place communities encouraging a commonality of interest and allegiances. Even today the Bretons see themselves as distinct from the French but refer to the Irish, Welsh, and Galicians as their brothers and cousins. Archaeological evidence from the prehistoric period amply demonstrates the bonds which developed and intensified between these isolated communities and helped to maintain a shared but distinctive Atlantic identity., The Bretons are not French, the Celts are not English, and the Galicians are not Spanish, writes Barry Cunliffe. These maritime communities have long looked north and south along the coast, not inland, to claim a common bond. Even today, the Bretons see themselves as distinct from the French, but refer to the Irish, Welsh, and Galicians as their brothers and cousins. In Facing the Ocean, Barry Cunliffe, one of the world's most highly regarded authorities on prehistoric Europe, offers an utterly original way of looking at that continent. He argues that the peoples of the Atlantic rim--of Iceland, Scotland, Ireland, Brittany, Spain, Portugal, and Gibraltar--all share a cultural identity shaped by the Atlantic Ocean, an identity which stretches back almost ten thousand years. These peoples lived at the edge of the world, in places called Land's End, Finistere, and Finisterra, and looked out on a bountiful but terrifying expanse of ocean, a roiling, merciless infinity beyond which there was nothing. Their profound relationship with the ocean set these communities apart from their inland countryman, creating a distinct Atlantic culture. Cunliffe culls the archaeological evidence to illuminate the bonds that developed and intensified between these isolated communities and helped to maintain a shared and distinctive Atlantic identity. Attractively designed and vibrantly written, Facing the Ocean offers a striking reassessment of a people who have usually been regarded as peripheral to European history. It will send shock waves through the history world and will radically change our view of the European past., The Bretons are not French, the Celts are not English, and the Galicians are not Spanish, writes Barry Cunliffe. These maritime communities have long looked north and south along the coast, not inland, to claim a common bond. Even today, the Bretons see themselves as distinct from the French, but refer to the Irish, Welsh, and Galicians as their brothers and cousins. In Facing the Ocean , Barry Cunliffe, one of the world's most highly regarded authorities on prehistoric Europe, offers an utterly original way of looking at that continent. He argues that the peoples of the Atlantic rim--of Iceland, Scotland, Ireland, Brittany, Spain, Portugal, and Gibraltar--all share a cultural identity shaped by the Atlantic Ocean, an identity which stretches back almost ten thousand years. These peoples lived at the edge of the world, in places called Land's End, Finistere, and Finisterra, and looked out on a bountiful but terrifying expanse of ocean, a roiling, merciless infinity beyond which there was nothing. Their profound relationship with the ocean set these communities apart from their inland countryman, creating a distinct Atlantic culture. Cunliffe culls the archaeological evidence to illuminate the bonds that developed and intensified between these isolated communities and helped to maintain a shared and distinctive Atlantic identity. Attractively designed and vibrantly written, Facing the Ocean offers a striking reassessment of a people who have usually been regarded as peripheral to European history. It will send shock waves through the history world and will radically change our view of the European past.
LC Classification Number
CB203.C88 2001
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