Search Type
  • All
  • Subject
  • Title
  • Author
  • Publisher
  • Series Title
Search Title

Download

Medieval Frontier

Culture and Ecology in Rijnland

Medieval Frontier( )
Author: Tebrake, William H.
Series title:Environmental History Ser.
ISBN:978-1-58544-030-6
Publication Date:Jun 2000
Publisher:Texas A&M University Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $22.95
Book Description:

The story of Rijnland, a small strip of coastal lowland in the western Netherlands, is part of the legendary Dutch struggle against encroaching water. Rijnland was for centuries a stretch of uninhabited peat bogs and sand dunes. The reclamation and colonization processes that eventually transformed these remote marshes into a commercialized agricultural center form the heart of this book, which chronicles events from A.D. 950 to 1350. Unlike most studies of the European Middle...
More Description

Book Details
Pages:308
Detailed Subjects: Nature / Ecosystems & Habitats / Lakes, Ponds & Swamps
History / Europe / Benelux Countries (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg)
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6 x 9 x 0.93 Inches
Book Weight:1.53 Pounds



Featured Books

Parable of the Talents
Butler, Octavia E.
Paperback: $19.99
Winter Solstice
Hilderbrand, Elin
Paperback: $17.99
The Devil and Miss Prym
Coelho, Paulo
Paperback: $15.99

Rate this title:

Select your rating below then click 'submit'.






I do not wish to rate this title.