A short history of Europe :
Material type:
TextPublication details: London : Viking, 2019Description: 400 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cmContent type: text | still image | cartographic image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780241352526 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Europe -- History | HistoryDDC classification: 940 LOC classification: D102Summary: 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.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Books
|
Main Library Non-Fiction - General Stacks | 940 .J528 2018 (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Checked out | 01/06/2024 | 31881 |
Browsing Main Library shelves, Shelving location: Non-Fiction - General Stacks Close shelf browser (Hides shelf browser)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
| 937 .L673 1974 Das alte Rom / | 937 .M346 2009 Romans / | 937.6 .C131 2001 Mächtiges Rom | 940 .J528 2018 A short history of Europe : | 940 .L516 2009 Der Tag X | 940.3 .A969 2000 The complete idiot's guide to World War I / | 940.3 .D752 2007 True stories of the First World War / |
Originally published: 2018.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.