From the bestselling author of Europe: A History comes a uniquely ambitious masterpiece that will thrill fans of lost civilizations While Germany, Italy, France, and England dominate our conceptions of Europe, these modern states are relatively recent constructs. In this brilliant work of historical reconstruction, Norman Davies brings back to life the long-forgotten empire of Aragon, which once controlled the Western Mediterranean; the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, once the largest country in Europe, and the Kingdom of the Rock, founded by ancient Britons when neither England nor Scotland existed. In the tradition of Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs, and Steel, Davies subverts our established view of the past and urges us to reconsider the impetus for the rise and fall of nations.

Product details

• Format Paperback | 830 pages
• Dimensions 150 x 226 x 41mm | 816g
• Publication date 27 Nov 2012
• Publication City/Country New York, United States
• Language English
• Edition Statement Reprint
• Illustrations note Maps; Illustrations, color; Illustrations, black and white
• ISBN10 0143122959
• ISBN13 9780143122951