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A fun, informative guide to Europe’s past and present. The history of Europe is rich, complex, vibrant, and at times violent; it has influenced many countries throughout the world and has itself been influenced by many countries. In the light–hearted European History For Dummies , historian Sean Lang explores the countries, conflicts, people, institutions, disasters, and triumphs that have helped shape modern–day Europe, packing in tons of facts alongside the fun. Chapters range from "Celts without Kilts" and "What a Way to Run a Republic!" to "I Capture Quite a Few Castles," "Reformation Ruckus," and "The War to End All Wars." Sean Lang, the author of British History For Dummies (0–7645–7021–8), is also a history lecturer, examiner, and writer.
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Sean Lang studied history at Oxford and has been teaching it to school, college, and university students for the past 20 years. He is the author of British History For Dummies and has written textbooks on nineteenth and twentieth century history. He is Honorary Secretary of the Historical Association and co–editor of Twentieth Century History Review . He writes regularly for the Times Educational Supplement and for BBC History Magazine and has written on history teaching for the Council of Europe. Sean is currently based in Cambridge where he is Research Fellow in History at Anglia Ruskin University.
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A fascinating glimpse into the formation of a continent The rich variety of Europe′s history rolled into one thrilling account This book takes you on a fascinating journey through the disasters, triumphs, people, power, and politics that have helped shape the Europe we know today and you′ll meet some incredible characters on the way! From Roman relics to Renaissance, World Wars, and Eurovision, European History For Dummies packs in the facts alongside the fun and brings the past alive. Discover The origins of the continent The roles religion, power, and politics have played in shaping the Europe of today How Europe became an industrial superpower The impact the past has on the present
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