Place Names of the World - Europe

Historical Context, Meanings and Changes

J. Everett-Heath (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

413 Seiten

2000 | 1st ed. 2000
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-1-349-41744-5 (ISBN)

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Place names are a window into the history and characteristics of a country. The book will include 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.

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. The text is ordered by country alphabetically. The book will include 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. Detailed maps accompany the text to illustrate change and evolution.

JOHN EVERETT-HEATH has travelled widely both on business and privately. He has also lived in Cameroun, Cyprus, Italy, Kenya, Malaysia, Oman, USA, Yemen and Yugoslavia. He is a fellow of The Royal Geographical Society and has written and contributed to numerous books.

Erscheinungsdatum	26.05.2016
Zusatzinfo	XXII, 413 p.
Verlagsort	Basingstoke
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften
Schlagworte	Development • Europe • Evolution • History • Migration • Traditions
ISBN-10	1-349-41744-0 / 1349417440
ISBN-13	978-1-349-41744-5 / 9781349417445
Zustand	Neuware