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Europe: The Struggle for Supremacy, 1453 to the Present

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At the heart of Europe's history lies a puzzle. In most of the world humankind has created enormous political frameworks, whether ancient or modern . Sprawling empires, kingdoms or republics appear to be the norm. By contrast Europe has remained stubbornly chaotic and fractured into often amazingly tiny pieces, with each serious attempt to unify the continent thwarted.

In this marvelously ambitious and exciting new book, Brendan Simms tells the story of Europe's constantly shifting geopolitics and the peculiar circumstances that have made it both so impossible to dominate, but also so dynamic and ferocious. It is the story of a group of highly competitive and mutually suspicious dynasties, but also of a continent uniquely prone to interference from 'semi-detached' elements, such as Russia, the Ottoman Empire, Britain and the United States.

Language: English

Pages: 720

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Release: March 27, 2014

ISBN: 0141037172

ISBN 13: 9780141037172

Europe: The Struggle for Supremacy, 1453 to the Present

4/5 ( ratings)

At the heart of Europe's history lies a puzzle. In most of the world humankind has created enormous political frameworks, whether ancient or modern . Sprawling empires, kingdoms or republics appear to be the norm. By contrast Europe has remained stubbornly chaotic and fractured into often amazingly tiny pieces, with each serious attempt to unify the continent thwarted.

In this marvelously ambitious and exciting new book, Brendan Simms tells the story of Europe's constantly shifting geopolitics and the peculiar circumstances that have made it both so impossible to dominate, but also so dynamic and ferocious. It is the story of a group of highly competitive and mutually suspicious dynasties, but also of a continent uniquely prone to interference from 'semi-detached' elements, such as Russia, the Ottoman Empire, Britain and the United States.

Language: English

Pages: 720

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Release: March 27, 2014

ISBN: 0141037172

ISBN 13: 9780141037172

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