A Short History Of Europe by Simon Jenkins
A brisk, panoramic narrative tracing Europe’s political, cultural and geographic evolution from antiquity to the contemporary era, showing how empires, faiths, commerce and ideas repeatedly reshaped borders and identities. It emphasizes key turning points—classical civilization, Christianity, the Renaissance and Reformation, the Enlightenment, revolutions, imperial expansion, the two world wars, the Cold War and the postwar drive toward integration—and argues that the continent’s creativity and progress have been inseparable from cycles of conflict and realignment. Written in an accessible, occasionally opinionated tone, the book highlights recurring themes such as the struggle between unity and division, the balance of power, nationalism and the long, fraught experiment of European cooperation.
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- 2011
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- British
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- English
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