Celebrated historian John Hirst offers a fascinating exploration of the qualities that made Europe a world-changing civilisation. The Shortest History of Europe begins with a rapid overview of European civilisation, describing its birth from an unlikely mixture of classical learning, Christianity and German warrior culture. Over the centuries, this unstable blend produced highly distinctive characters - pious knights and belligerent popes, romantics spouting folklore and revolutionaries imitating Rome - and its coming apart provided the dynamic of European history in modern times. Accompanied by lively illustrations, The Shortest History of Europe is a clear, humorous and thought-provoking account of a remarkable civilisation.
- ISBN10 1906964424
- ISBN13 9781906964429
- Publish Date 10 August 2010
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 15 June 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Old Street Publishing
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 160
- Language English