Davies N. Europe: A History

London: Pimlico Random House, 1997. — 1536 p. — EPUB ISBN: 9781407091792.Книга английского ученого Нормана Дэвиса «История Европы» охватывает все историю жизни народов, заселивших огромную территорию от Исландии до Волги. Автор не упустил ни одного из значительных событий от палеолита до распада СССР в 1991 г. Строгое изложение колоссального фактологического материала сопровождается включением в текст неожиданных мнений, забавных и трагических эпизодов, рельефных портретов, оживляющих широкую панораму развития европейского континента. Книга написана живым и доступным языком и будет интересна всем любителям истории.First published by Oxford University Press in 1996.Here is a masterpiece of historical narrative that stretches from the Ice Age to the Atomic Age, as it tells the story of Europe, East and West. Norman Davies captures it all-the rise and fall of Rome, the sweeping invasions of Alaric and Attila, the Norman Conquests, the Papal struggles for power, the Renaissance and the Reformation, the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars, Europe's rise to become the powerhouse of the world, and its eclipse in our own century, following two devastating World Wars.This is the first major history of Europe to give equal weight to both East and West, and it shines light on fascinating minority communities, from heretics and lepers to Gypsies, Jews, and Muslims. It also takes an innovative approach, combining traditional narrative with unique features that help bring history alive: 299 time capsules scattered through the narrative capture telling aspects of an era.12 snapshots offer a panoramic look at all of Europe at a particular moment in history. Full coverage of Eastern Europe — 100 maps and diagrams, 72 black-and-white plates. All told, Davies's Europe represents one of the most important and illuminating histories to be published in recent years.Peninsula: Environment and Prehistory.
Hellas: Ancient Greece.
Roma: Ancient Rome.
Origo: The Birth of Europe.
Medium: The Middle Age.
Pestis: Christendom in Crisis.
Renatio: Renaissances and Reformations.
Lumen: Enlightenment and Absolutism.
Revolutio: A Continent in Turmoil.
Dynamo: Powerhouse of the World.
Tenebrae: Europe in Eclipse.
Divisa et Indivisa: Europe Divided and Undivided.