Opis: Place Names of World-Europe - John Everett-Heath, J Everett-Heath

Place names are a window into the history and characteristics of a country. Their names reflect the migrations of peoples, their religious and cultural traditions, local languages, conquests and fortifications long since disappeared. They also reflect the topography and industrial development of a place. John Everett Heath, drawing on his experience and contacts at the FCO, has developed a reference text of the origins of European place names. The text is ordered by country alphabetically. It includes a historical section, putting the place name into context, and references those events, which have had an impact on the geography of a country, and those foreign influences, which have played a part in shaping the place name. This volume is confined to the 38 countries of Europe, together with Andorra, Gibraltar, Liechtenstein, Malta, Monaco, San Marino, Cyprus and the Vatican City. All place names of cities and towns of particular importance and interest are included.CS(00): Everett-Heath CF(00): John CT(00): None CA(00): CR(00): Author EC(00): PRESS TITLES PD(00): 17/05/2000 EX(00): 320pp SI(00): 246x189mm IC(00): N MM(00): Reference:International Affairs MM(01): Reference:Politics and History MP(00): Invaluable to those involved in current affairs - Reference librarians in large public libraries - Librarians in universities aimed at students of history, economics, political science and social science - Libraries in governmental and supranational organisations - Embassy and Foreign Office officials who need to keep abreast of place name changes - Those in the media involved in current affairs NE(00): N PR(00): #50 NP(00): #50 ND(00): 04/06/1999 PT(00): Hardback

Szczegóły: Place Names of World-Europe - John Everett-Heath, J Everett-Heath

Tytuł: Place Names of World-Europe
Autor: John Everett-Heath, J Everett-Heath
Producent: Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN: 9780333777596
Rok produkcji: 2000
Ilość stron: 376
Oprawa: Twarda
Waga: 1.12 kg

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