The Shortest History of Europe: Revised and Updated

Author(s): John Hirst

World History

Celebrated historian John Hirst offers a fascinating exploration of the qualities that made Europe a world-changing civilisation, from Ancient Greece and Rome to the two World Wars. 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.


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Crisp, lucid and evocative' - Australian Book Review.

John Hirst is the author of numerous books, including The Australians: Insiders and Outsiders on the National Character since 1770, Freedom on the Fatal Shore: Australia's First Colony, Sense and Nonsense in Australian History, The Shortest History of Europe, and Looking for Australia.

General Fields

  • : 9781863955652
  • : Black Inc.
  • : Black Inc.
  • : 0.188
  • : April 2012
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : 1, black & white illustrations
  • : HBJD
  • : 192
  • : 940
  • : 1
  • : Paperback
  • : John Hirst