Jean Baptiste Duroselle

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Europe

The Enlightening History of a Continent

Whether as an epic battleground or a cradle of civilizations, Europe has left an enduring imprint on the history of the world for over two millennia. 
 
 From megalithic civilizations through ancient times, the Renaissance, the Industrial Revolution, the rise of nationalism, two world wars and the years that followed, this book looks beyond a series of distinct national histories to offer the history of Europe as an often shared experience across one continent. 
 
 This book delves into events such as the fall of the Berlin Wall, traces the continents evolution from the collapse of Communism through the Iraq War, global financial crisis, Brexit and Russia's invasion of Ukraine. And then looking forward, it explores what would be necessary for the continent to remain a global power-player for years to come.

Whether as a battleground or a cradle of civilisations, Europe has left an enduring imprint on the history of the world for over two millennia. 
 
From megalithic civilisations through classical antiquity, Renaissance, Reformation, imperial expansion, Industrial Revolution, the rise of nationalism, two world wars, the Cold War and beyond, this book looks beyond a series of distinct national histories to offer the history of Europe as an often-shared experience across one continent. 
 
When it was first published in 1990, Jean-Baptiste Duroselle's Europe broke new ground by portraying this dramatic story from a common European perspective. This new edition not only reproduces the best of his original text but charts the key developments in Europe since the late twentieth century, following the fall of the Berlin Wall. 
 
Featuring brand-new chapters from Anthony Teasdale, Europe: The History of a Continent traces the evolution of Europe over recent decades, from the collapse of Communism through the Iraq War, global financial crisis, Brexit, pandemic and the shock of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Exploring Europe's successes and failures in handling recent crises, it asks what will be necessary for the continent to remain a power-player in the future.

Anthony Teasdale (Afterword by) Anthony Teasdale is Visiting Professor in Practice at the European Institute of the London School of Economics (LSE) and Adjunct Professor in International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, New York. From 2013 to 2022, he was Director General of the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) in Brussels, having previously served as Special Adviser at the Foreign Office and HM Treasury in London. He is co-author of The Penguin Companion to European Union. Jean Baptiste Duroselle (Author) Jean-Baptiste Duroselle (1917–94) was one of France’s leading twentieth-century historians. Educated at the École Normale Supérieure, he was Professor of Contemporary History at the Sorbonne from 1964 to 1983 and President of the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques of the Institut de France from 1985 to 1986. In addition to The Idea of Europe in History (1965) and Europe: A History of its Peoples (1990), he published books on the history of migration, Western ideas, France before and during the First World War, both French and US foreign policy, and Franco–American relations.

Whether as a battleground or a cradle of civilizations, Europe has left an enduring imprint on the history of the world for over two millennia. 
 
From megalithic civilizations through classical antiquity, the Renaissance, the Industrial Revolution, the rise of nationalism, two world wars and the years that followed, this book looks beyond a series of distinct national histories to offer the history of Europe as an often shared experience across one continent. 
 
Europe: The History of a Continent, updated to cover events since the fall of the Berlin Wall, traces the evolution of Europe from the collapse of Communism through the Iraq War, global financial crisis, Brexit and Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Looking forward, it explores what would be necessary for the continent to remain a power-player in the future.

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