Europe : a new history
Beaton, Roderick2026
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Roderick Beaton tells the story of Europe as never before - as the history of an idea, and a collective identity. Since its dramatic birth in ancient Greece, 'Europe' has been defined, and redefined, by its people. Through this powerful lens, and with the narrative drive and scope of a novelist, Beaton deftly surveys Europe's major historical developments: the rise and fall of Rome; the explosion of Christianity; the intellectual ferment of the Renaissance and the Enlightenment; the arrival of Europeans in the Americas; the violent upheavals of the 19th and 20th centuries; and the uncertainties of the present. Throughout, original sources allow the voices of the past, from Tacitus to Thatcher, to speak for themselves. Grappling with the multi-layered identities that have always come with being European, Europe places the Europe of today in a long arc of history stretching back more than 2500 years.
Main title:
Europe : a new history / Roderick Beaton.
Author:
Beaton, Roderick, author
Imprint:
London : Allen Lane, 2026.
Collation:
432 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9780241624500 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
940940 BEA
Language:
English
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BRN:
9068493
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