Europe

A New History

29,95 €

inkl. MwSt. und Versand · Lieferzeit 1–2 Werktage

Gesetzliche Gewährleistung: 2 Jahre · Details

Auf Lager

Beschreibung

<p><b>A new history of the idea of Europe from Ancient Greece to the present</b></p><p><i>'</i>A magisterial history, written with great panache, that is both enlightening and deeply readable. A true <i>tour de force</i> - Peter Frankopan</p><p>What do we talk about when we talk about Europe? Is it defined by geography? Or is it politics, or shared culture? In <i>Europe</i>, award-winning historian Roderick Beaton tells the story of Europe as never before - as the history of an idea, and a collective identity.</p><p>Since its dramatic birth in ancient Greece, 'Europe' has been defined, and redefined, by its people. Through this powerful lens, and with the narrative drive and scope of a novelist, Beaton deftly surveys Europe's major historical developments: the rise and fall of Rome; the explosion of Christianity; the intellectual ferment of the Renaissance and the Enlightenment; the arrival of Europeans in the Americas; the violent upheavals of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; and the uncertainties of the present. Throughout, original sources allow the voices of the past, from Tacitus to Thatcher, to speak for themselves.</p><p>Grappling with the multilayered identities that have always come with being European, <i>Europe </i>places the Europe of today in a long arc of history stretching back more than 2,500 years.</p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780241624500

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Buch

Maße

238 x 160 x 43 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2026

Verlag / Hersteller

Penguin Books Ltd (UK)