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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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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.
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A good narrative historian must know what to leave out, and few are as discriminating as Roberts (History of the World, not reviewed, etc.). In a relatively short span he offers, in a measured, nicely resonant prose, a survey of the succession of cultures from which modern Europe has emerged, stressing the wider implications and influences of events over local history, and concentrating on the evolution of thought and society rather than on a recitation of political and military strategies. What emerges is a coherent portrait of the forces that have shaped the continent and given it a distinctive identity, as well as the dominant ideas of mass democracies and the unique value of the individual. A lucid, convincing introductory guide, certainly the best such summation currently available. A good narrative historian must know what to leave out, and few are as discriminating as Roberts (History of the World, not reviewed, etc.). In a relatively short span he offers, in a measured, nicely resonant prose, a survey of the succession of cultures from which modern Europe has emerged, stressing the wider implications and influences of events over local history, and concentrating on the evolution of thought and society rather than on a recitation of political and military strategies. What emerges is a coherent portrait of the forces that have shaped the continent and given it a distinctive identity, as well as the dominant ideas of mass democracies and the unique value of the individual. A lucid, convincing introductory guide, certainly the best such summation currentl -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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