The Distorted Past : A Reinterpretation of Europe

Josep Fontana

ISBN 10: 0631176225 / ISBN 13: 9780631176220

Published by Blackwell Press, London, 1995

About this Item

Blackwell, London, 1995. Hard cover. Book condition : Near fine, like new, appears unread. A very fine copy.Spine faded. Book will be sent by Uk postal service. Bookseller Inventory #S013702.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Distorted Past : A Reinterpretation of Europe
• Publisher: Blackwell Press, London
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0631176225
• ISBN 13: 9780631176220
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: N/A
• Edition: 1995
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: N/A

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Synopsis

This book turns the received wisdom of European history inside out. From discussions of the Gothic, Hun and Vandal invasions and the fall of the Roman Empire, through other great events and issues of European history, Josep Fontana re-examines the traditional acceptance of such ideas as classical heritage, medieval Christendom, reformation and counter-reformation, absolutism, and the idea of progress. At the same time he draws attention to the existence and validity of dissidence, rebellion and variety which are, for him, identifying marks of Europe.

About the Author

Josep Fontana was born in Barcelona in 1931. He has taught contemporary and economic history at the universities of Barcelona, Valencia and Autonoma de Barcelona. He is currently director of the nstitut Universitari d'Historia Jaume Vicens Vives of the Universal Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona). Among his other publications are La crisis del Antiguo Régimen (1988) and La historia despues del fin de la historia. Reflexiones acerca de la situacion actual de le ciencia historica (1992).