A short history of Europe : from Pericles to Putin
Jenkins, Simon (Historian)2019
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Europe is an astonishingly successful place. In this dazzling new history, bestselling author Simon Jenkins grippingly tells the story of its evolution from warring peoples to peace, wealth and freedom - a story that twists and turns from Greece and Rome, through the Dark Ages, the Reformation and the French Revolution, to the Second World War and up to the present day. Jenkins takes in leaders from Julius Caesar and Joan of Arc, to Wellington and Angela Merkel, as well as cultural figures from Aristotle to Shakespeare and Picasso. He brings together the transformative forces and dominant eras into one chronological tale - all with his usual insight, colour, and authority.
Main title:
A short history of Europe : from Pericles to Putin / Simon Jenkins.
Author:
Jenkins, Simon (Historian), author
Imprint:
UK : Penguin Books, 2019.
Collation:
xv, 353 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2018.Originally published: London: Viking, 2018.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780241352526 (pbk)
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2475098