{"product_id":"europe-a-new-history-9781541603806","title":"Europe: A New History","description":"\u003cb\u003eA bold new history of Europe, from ancient Greece to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A true tour de force.\" --\u003cb\u003ePeter Frankopan, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Silk Roads\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What do we talk about when we talk about Europe? Is it defined by geography? Or is it politics, or shared culture? In \u003ci\u003eEurope\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning historian Roderick Beaton tells the story of Europe as never before--as the history of an idea, and a collective identity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Grappling with the multilayered identities that have always come with being European, \u003ci\u003eEurope\u003c\/i\u003e places the Europe of today in a long arc of history stretching back more than 2,500 years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roderick Beaton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.48h x 6.30w x 1.47d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541603806\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoderick Beaton\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor emeritus at King's College London. He has written several books on Greek and European history, including \u003ci\u003eThe Greeks\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGreece: Biography of a Modern Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Roderick Beaton \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47897142984861,"sku":"9781541603806","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_8f4ffe17-3632-4292-aac0-5592f6ad06ff.jpg?v=1778002654","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/europe-a-new-history-9781541603806","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}