An Historical Geography of Europe Abridged version by Norman J G Pounds

An Historical Geography of Europe Abridged version by Norman J G Pounds

The central theme of this book is the changing spatial pattern of human activities during the last 2,500 years of Europe's history. Professor Pounds argues that three factors have determined the locations of human activities: the environment, the attitudes and forms of social organization of the many different peoples of Europe and lastly, the levels of technology. Within the broad framework of the interrelationships of environment, society and technology, several important themes pursued from the fifth century BC to the early twentieth century: settlement and agriculture, the growth of cities, the development of manufacturing and the role of trade. Underlying each of these themes are the discussions of political organization and population. Although the book is based in part of Professor Pound's magisterial three volumes An Historical Geography of Europe (1977, 1980, 1985), it was written especially for students and readers interested in a general survey of the subject.

Norman Pounds is an eminent historian of the medieval period and the author of numerous works, including The Economic History of Medieval Europe, Hearth and Home: A History of Material Culture, and The Culture and History of the English People: Iron Age to the Industrial Revolution.

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ISBN 13	9780521311090
ISBN 10	0521311098
Title	An Historical Geography of Europe Abridged version
Author	Norman J G Pounds
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	1990-07-27
Number of pages	500
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