A History of Europe - Hardcover

Roberts, J. M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0713992042 ISBN 13: 9780713992045

Publisher: Viking Adult, 1997

Synopsis

A sweeping history of Europe ranges from the Neolithic period and the ancient Aegean civilizations, through thousands of years that shaped and molded the European identity, to the twentieth century and the post-Cold War era.

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Review:

J. M. Roberts, author of a fine one-volume history of the world, offers a careful synthesis of European history from the Stone Age to the collapse of Communism in A History of Europe. His discussion is never very deep, as might be expected in a book that treats the whole of ancient Greek history in a mere 20 pages, but it is astonishingly broad. Roberts hits on almost all of the important points, especially the formation of trade networks, empires, and central governments. Literate and learned, A History of Europe is marred by a lack of notes and bibliography, but it is still serviceable as a survey text.

About the Author:

Until his retirement in 1994, J. M. Roberts was Warden of Merton College, Oxford. Acknowledged as one the greatest living historians in the world today, his books include The Penguin History of the World and The Triumph of the West.

About this edition

• Publisher: Viking Adult
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0713992042
• ISBN 13: 9780713992045
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 628