A Short History of Europe by Simon Jenkins
A sweeping, illustrated history of Europe--a continent whose imperial ambitions, internal clashes, and existential threats are as vital today as they were during the conquests of Alexander the Great In just a few hundred years, a modest peninsula off the northwest corner of Asia has seen the rise and fall of several empires; served as the crucible for scientific dynamism, cultural innovation, and economic revolution; and witnessed cataclysms and bloodshed that have almost destroyed it several times over. This is Europe: a continent whose identity emerged not so much by virtue of geographic or ethnic continuity, but by a long and storied struggle for power. Studded with infamous figures--from Caesar to Charlemagne and Machiavelli to Marx--Simon Jenkins's history of Europe travels briskly from the Roman Empire, the Dark Ages, and the Reformation through the French Revolution, the World Wars, and the fall of the USR. What emerges in this thrilling and expansive telling is a continent as defined by its continually clashing cultural identities and violent crises as it is by its tireless drive for a society based on the consent of the governed -- which holds true right up to the present day.Simon Jenkins is the author of Britain's 100 Best Railway Stations, A Brief History of England, England's Thousand Best Churches, and England's Thousand Best Homes, all of which have been bestsellers. He was previously the editor of the Evening Standard and The Times, as well as a columnist for The Guardian and the Evening Standard. He was a founding member of SAVE Britain's Heritage and headed the revision of the Pevsner guides from 1994 to 2011. He has also served as deputy chairman of English Heritage and chairman of the National Trust. He formed the Railway Heritage Trust and has served on the British Rail and London Transport boards of directors. He splits his time between London and Aberdyfi.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781541788558 |
| ISBN 10 | 1541788559 |
| Title | A Short History of Europe |
| Author | Simon Jenkins |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | PublicAffairs |
| Year published | 2019-03-05 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
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