Europe: A New History by Beaton, Roderick
Europe: A New History by Beaton, Roderick

Europe: A New History

A bold new history of Europe, from ancient Greece to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. "A true...
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Author: Roderick Beaton
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Europe: A New History by Beaton, Roderick

Europe: A New History

$42.00
Europe: A New History by Beaton, Roderick

Europe: A New History

$42.00
Author: Roderick Beaton
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
A bold new history of Europe, from ancient Greece to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

"A true tour de force." --Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads

What do we talk about when we talk about Europe? Is it defined by geography? Or is it politics, or shared culture? In Europe, award-winning historian Roderick Beaton tells the story of Europe as never before--as the history of an idea, and a collective identity.

Since its dramatic birth in ancient Greece, "Europe" has been defined, and redefined, by its people. Through this powerful lens, and with the narrative drive and scope of a novelist, Beaton deftly surveys Europe's major historical developments: the rise and fall of Rome; the explosion of Christianity; the intellectual ferment of the Renaissance and the Enlightenment; the arrival of Europeans in the Americas; the violent upheavals of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; and the uncertainties of the present. Throughout, original sources allow the voices of the past, from Tacitus to Thatcher, to speak for themselves.

Grappling with the multilayered identities that have always come with being European, Europe places the Europe of today in a long arc of history stretching back more than 2,500 years.

Author: Roderick Beaton
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 04/28/2026
Pages: 432
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.42lbs
Size: 9.48h x 6.30w x 1.47d
ISBN: 9781541603806


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2026

About the Author
Roderick Beaton is a professor emeritus at King's College London. He has written several books on Greek and European history, including The Greeks and Greece: Biography of a Modern Nation, which was shortlisted for the Cundill History Prize. He is the four-time winner of the prestigious Runciman Award, and in 2024 was knighted by King Charles III "for services to History." He lives in Kent, England.
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