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Comprehensive in its scope and brilliantly readable, this is a superb follow-up to the author's bestselling Penguin History of the World. Beginning with prehistory and the early civilizations of the Aegean, The Penguin History of Europe traces the development of European identity in its many guises, through the age of Christendom, the Middle Ages, early Modern history and the old European order.
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J. M. ROBERTS was a Fellow and Tutor of Oxford University, now retired. His numerous publications include Europe 1880-1945 and The Paris Commune from the Right. In 1985, BBC2 transmitted the series The Triumph of the West, which he wrote and presented.
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17 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I'm interested in history but while I know a reasonable amount about British history I thought it was about time I extended my knowledge (purely for pleasure, not for studying).
I chose this book because it covers the period from year dot to the 1990's all in about 600 pages - i.e. pretty short.
I found this book relatively easy going, although I certainly wouldn't recommend it as bedside reading. Also the history pre "the middle ages" is very focused on religion - as you'd expect - but I had no knowledge in this area so I found parts heavy going.
This is an excellent book to give you a (very) brief idea of events in Europe and to understand why the Europe that we live in now is how it is.
20 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is not a history of Europe in the sense that it tracks the development of the major European countries.
It seems focused on the relation of Europe (seen as an entity) with the rest of the world. Thus several major events in the history of Europe are ignored or only mentioned in passing. Examples: the Russian revolution, the French revolution and the civil war in Spain.
A history of Europe must perhaps be supposed to be superficial, but the lack of background on the Russian revolution is to say the least a bit surprising.
More worrying are the numerous inaccuracies in the book. An example: the claim that fascism didn't get any following in Germany till 1933, is misleading and wrong. It had a substantial following even at the founding of the Weimar Republic. Already in 1919 during the revolution in Berlin and Bayern the socialist government had to rely on support of the Freikorps (right wing militia) to suppress communist uprising. These militia formed the nucleus of Hitler's power base.
Another typical example is the formation of the Dutch republic between 1568 and 1648. On this page I counted at least 4 errors.
It seems focused on the relation of Europe (seen as an entity) with the rest of the world. Thus several major events in the history of Europe are ignored or only mentioned in passing. Examples: the Russian revolution, the French revolution and the civil war in Spain.
A history of Europe must perhaps be supposed to be superficial, but the lack of background on the Russian revolution is to say the least a bit surprising.
More worrying are the numerous inaccuracies in the book. An example: the claim that fascism didn't get any following in Germany till 1933, is misleading and wrong. It had a substantial following even at the founding of the Weimar Republic. Already in 1919 during the revolution in Berlin and Bayern the socialist government had to rely on support of the Freikorps (right wing militia) to suppress communist uprising. These militia formed the nucleus of Hitler's power base.
Another typical example is the formation of the Dutch republic between 1568 and 1648. On this page I counted at least 4 errors.
12 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a recommended book for a European studies course and it is easy to see why. It is well written with enough detail for someone new to the subject and for those wanting a little reminder about a period of history
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