The Culture of the Europeans
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The Culture of the Europeans by Donald Sassoon
A magisterial narrative account of the creation and consumption of all forms of culture across the European continent over the last two hundred years.‘Unique and encyclopedic…a monument to streetwise and cosmopolitan scholarship’ Guardian
‘An absorbing, illuminating and enjoyable book…anyone with an interest in the development of culture…will find it interesting, informative and surprisingly entertaining. It is also packed with good sense.’ Daily Telegraph
‘Never less than penetrating in his comments…this…book shows how British historians such as Sassoon…now occupy the commanding heights of comparative European history and analysis.’ Financial Times
‘Donald Sassoon has to be congratulated for his immense ambition…it is full of dense detail and he has mastered a considerable body of evidence.’ Spectator
Donald Sassoon was born in Cairo and was educated in Paris, Milan, London and the USA. He is the author of a number of books on Italian history and of 'One Hundred Years of Socialism' (winner of the Deutscher Prize 1996), 'Mona Lisa' and 'The Culture of the Europeans'. His books have been translated into fourteen languages. He is currently Professor of Comparative European History at Queen Mary, University of London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780002558792 |
| ISBN 10 | 0002558793 |
| Title | The Culture of the Europeans |
| Author | Donald Sassoon |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2006-09-04 |
| Number of pages | 1656 |
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