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Europe

byNorman Davies

A History

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A monumental history of people, power and ideas

From the Ice Age to the Cold War, from Reykjavik to the Volga, from Minos to Margaret Thatcher, Norman Davies tells the entire story of Europe in a single volume. Moving seamlessly across centuries and borders, he explores politics, war, religion, culture and science to show how diversity, cooperation and conflict have forged a shared identity.

A triumph of storytelling and scholarship, Europe challenges myths of East versus West and highlights the common threads of art, intellect and endurance that unite its nations. Richly detailed yet beautifully readable, this is the most ambitious history of the continent ever undertaken.

‘Monumental, authoritative… a book for enquiring minds of all ages’ Sunday Telegraph

‘A brilliant achievement ... a book everyone should read’ A.C. Grayling, Financial Times

Any European or world citizen should read this… History that illuminates the present day

T. S. Learner, Big Issue

About Norman Davies

Norman Davies was for many years a professor at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, London University. He is the author of the acclaimed Vanished Kingdoms, Beneath Another Sky and the number one bestseller Europe: A History. His previous books, which include Rising '44, The Isles: A History and God's Playground: A History of Poland, have been translated worldwide. He has researched at universities from Harvard to Hokkaido, and is a Fellow of the British Academy, an Honorary Fellow of St Antony's College, Oxford, and a visiting scholar at Pembroke College, Cambridge.
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  • Imprint: Vintage Digital
  • ISBN: 9781407091792
  • Length: 1392 pages
  • Price: £12.99
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