European history

Author: Deniz Günsür, et al.; Cai Hongbin, et al. Deniz Günsür
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Publication Date: 2000-11-01
Features: When you open this book, you enter into a series of historical events; while reading, you also participate in them, constantly reflecting on past events. A history of Europe, though filled with hostility and competition, battles and bloodshed, and even the ambitions of individual power-seekers or nations to dominate and weaker ones, treachery, and betrayal, also runs through friendly interactions, mutual influences, mutual learning, and shared joys and happiness. Since the collapse of autocracy and authoritarianism across Europe, all European citizens have been free to contemplate their history and destiny. The histories of nations are intertwined, forming common values that have ensured the civilization and prosperity of Europe today... The publication of this book can be seen as an attempt to present European civilization's origins, its development, and even the trajectory of human progress, in accessible language and with rich illustrations, allowing readers to gain a comprehensive and intuitive understanding... A history of Europe, though filled with hostility and competition, even bloodshed and betrayal, and the ambitions of certain leaders or nations to dominate and weaker ones, also runs through frequent exchanges, mutual influences, mutual learning, and shared joys and happiness. "The Reality of Europe" is one of the main stakes of our time. Whether people feel excited or regretful, this book is aimed at everyone who holds this view. This is a unique and original history book, written by 14 historians from different European countries, who firmly believe that beyond the histories of individual nations, there is a more comprehensive pattern of the evolution of European history.