Europe: A HistoryHarper Collins, 20 jan 1998 - 1392 pagina's Here is a masterpiece of historical narrative that stretches from the Ice Age to the Atomic Age, as it tells the story of Europe, East and West. Norman Davies captures it all-the rise and fall of Rome, the sweeping invasions of Alaric and Atilla, the Norman Conquests, the Papal struggles for power, the Renaissance and the Reformation, the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars, Europe's rise to become the powerhouse of the world, and its eclipse in our own century, following two devastating World Wars. This is the first major history of Europe to give equal weight to both East and West, and it shines light on fascinating minority communities, from heretics and lepers to Gypsies, Jews, and Muslims. It also takes an innovative approach, combining traditional narrative with unique features that help bring history alive: 299 time capsules scattered through the narrative capture telling aspects of an era. 12 -snapshots offer a panoramic look at all of Europe at a particular moment in history. Full coverage of Eastern Europe—100 maps and diagrams, 72 black-and-white plates.All told, Davies’'s Europe represents one of the most important and illuminating histories to be published in recent years. |
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Pagina 13
... Britain , Germany , France , and Italy . For all these reasons , historians have often regarded Britain as ' a special case'.41 The initiators of the first pan - European movement in the 1920s ( see pp . 944 , 1065 ) assumed that ...
... Britain , Germany , France , and Italy . For all these reasons , historians have often regarded Britain as ' a special case'.41 The initiators of the first pan - European movement in the 1920s ( see pp . 944 , 1065 ) assumed that ...
Pagina 24
... Britain with a ' special relationship ' , that helped NATO and hindered European unification ; and it inspired a characteristic ' Allied Scheme of History ' which has held sway for the rest of the twentieth century ( see below ) . The ...
... Britain with a ' special relationship ' , that helped NATO and hindered European unification ; and it inspired a characteristic ' Allied Scheme of History ' which has held sway for the rest of the twentieth century ( see below ) . The ...
Pagina 32
... Britain , where the old routines have never been overturned by political collapse or national defeat . Until recently , British history has generally been taken to be a separate subject from European history - requiring a separate sort ...
... Britain , where the old routines have never been overturned by political collapse or national defeat . Until recently , British history has generally been taken to be a separate subject from European history - requiring a separate sort ...
Pagina 34
... Britain in the Nineteenth Century'.92 Local history provides an interesting solution to some of these dilemmas . It draws on the familiar and the down - to - earth , encourages individual exploration and research , and is relatively ...
... Britain in the Nineteenth Century'.92 Local history provides an interesting solution to some of these dilemmas . It draws on the familiar and the down - to - earth , encourages individual exploration and research , and is relatively ...
Pagina 62
... Britain ; the Balearics off Catalonia , and , above all , the Ionians , the Sporades , the Cyclades , and the Dodecanese off Greece all have their collective as well as their individual characters . [ FAROE ] Nowadays , however ...
... Britain ; the Balearics off Catalonia , and , above all , the Ionians , the Sporades , the Cyclades , and the Dodecanese off Greece all have their collective as well as their individual characters . [ FAROE ] Nowadays , however ...
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Ancient Rome 753 BCAD 337 | 149 |
The Birth of Europe AD C 330800 | 213 |
Enlightenment and Absolutism c 16501789 | 577 |
A Continent in Turmoil c 17701815 | 675 |
Europe Divided and Undivided | 1057 |
Notes to Chapters | 1137 |
Notes to Capsules | 1173 |
List of Capsules | 1203 |
Historical Compendium | 1213 |
Index | 1337 |
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