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 11
... territory stretched in unbroken line through Asia to North America , the Empress Catherine categoric- ally announced in 1767 that ' Russia is a European state ' . Everyone who wished to do business with St Petersburg took note . After ...
... territory stretched in unbroken line through Asia to North America , the Empress Catherine categoric- ally announced in 1767 that ' Russia is a European state ' . Everyone who wished to do business with St Petersburg took note . After ...
Pagina 41
... House of Commons in favour of a War Crimes Bill which limits those crimes to offences committed ' in Germany or in German - controlled territory ' - as if no other war crimes count . Arguably , it was present when a INTRODUCTION 41.
... House of Commons in favour of a War Crimes Bill which limits those crimes to offences committed ' in Germany or in German - controlled territory ' - as if no other war crimes count . Arguably , it was present when a INTRODUCTION 41.
Pagina 43
... territory of the member states of the EC , with Scandinavia , Austria , and Switzerland thrown in . The status of Finland , Poland , Hungary , and Bohemia , it had intimated , was not clear . So here was yet another exercise in Western ...
... territory of the member states of the EC , with Scandinavia , Austria , and Switzerland thrown in . The status of Finland , Poland , Hungary , and Bohemia , it had intimated , was not clear . So here was yet another exercise in Western ...
Pagina 52
... territorial fea- ture . Indeed , since the Urals form little more than a gentle bridge , the plain may be regarded as ... territory which they chose to occupy . They had to fight for it . Lowlanders tend to think of themselves as docile ...
... territorial fea- ture . Indeed , since the Urals form little more than a gentle bridge , the plain may be regarded as ... territory which they chose to occupy . They had to fight for it . Lowlanders tend to think of themselves as docile ...
Pagina 130
... territory . Above all , he instituted the Boule , which functioned as a steering commit- tee for the Assembly's agenda . He also initiated legal ostracism . He has been called ' the founder of the art of organizing public opinion ...
... territory . Above all , he instituted the Boule , which functioned as a steering commit- tee for the Assembly's agenda . He also initiated legal ostracism . He has been called ' the founder of the art of organizing public opinion ...
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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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