Europe

Roderick Beaton

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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.


Author(s): Beaton, Roderick
Binding: Hardback
Date of Publication: 26/03/2026
Pagination: 432 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Allen Lane
Published By: Allen Lane
Book Classification: European history|Social & cultural history|Geopolitics|Economic history
Dimensions: 243 x 165 x 41
Weight: 688
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9780241624500

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