A Minimalist History of Europe That You Will Love to Read
by (australia) John Hurst Xi Yuping
About This Novel
"A Minimalist History of Europe You Will Love to Read" is a hot seller in Europe and the United States. The traditional Chinese version was published in April 2010, and it has ranked among the top 10 bestsellers in Taiwan's Eslite Bookstore Chain, Jinshitang Bookstore Chain, and Bloglai Online Bookstore for more than half a year. The well-known Australian historian John Hurst's fascinating exploration in "A Minimalist History of Europe You Will Love to Read (New Edition)" teases out for us the various qualities of European civilization that can change the world. The author begins with three major elements: ancient Greek and Roman culture, Christian doctrine, and Germanic warrior culture, and describes how these three elements strengthened and opposed each other, and ultimately formed the core of European civilization. They then gave birth to empires and city-states over many centuries, inspired conquests and crusades, and created many characters with distinct personalities - such as benevolent emperors, aggressive popes, chivalrous knights, and even the first citizens in the world to enjoy the fruits of prosperity and enlightenment.
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Official(71)Scraped 2mo ago
This book is not an introductory book on European history, but it is indeed a good summary of European history. The book provides an overview of European history centered on Western Europe from the Greco-Roman period to the Industrial Revolution, and combs this history from different angles. There are not too many concepts and noun explanations in the book, and the content is informative, rich and interesting. However, it is not suitable for a person who has no foundation at all. It is more suitable for readers who have a basic understanding of European history but no overall concept.
Not suitable for beginners to read
It is not so much the shortest history of Europe as the longest historical treatise, or perhaps an essay. This book has no systematic historical context, no detailed historical events, and even the characters are understated. It only contains some thoughts of the author on European history. Beginners will be confused when reading this book and will not get much information they want. However, this book has a novel perspective and friends who love history may wish to read it.
Why can't I recommend it when the internet is down?
Passing mission.
Europe Europe. . . . . . . . . . .
Good reading, good reading, good reading, good reading.
Learn about Europe and discover the similarities and differences in its development.
Very good very good
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The Greek point of view: This is a simple, logical world that can be expressed mathematically. Christian perspective: This is an evil world and only Jesus can save it. The Germanic barbarians' point of view is that fighting is fun. These seemingly disparate elements came together to create European civilization.
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Official(71)Scraped 2mo ago
This book is not an introductory book on European history, but it is indeed a good summary of European history. The book provides an overview of European history centered on Western Europe from the Greco-Roman period to the Industrial Revolution, and combs this history from different angles. There are not too many concepts and noun explanations in the book, and the content is informative, rich and interesting. However, it is not suitable for a person who has no foundation at all. It is more suitable for readers who have a basic understanding of European history but no overall concept.
Not suitable for beginners to read
It is not so much the shortest history of Europe as the longest historical treatise, or perhaps an essay. This book has no systematic historical context, no detailed historical events, and even the characters are understated. It only contains some thoughts of the author on European history. Beginners will be confused when reading this book and will not get much information they want. However, this book has a novel perspective and friends who love history may wish to read it.
Why can't I recommend it when the internet is down?
Passing mission.
Europe Europe. . . . . . . . . . .
Good reading, good reading, good reading, good reading.
Learn about Europe and discover the similarities and differences in its development.
Very good very good
. . . . .
The Greek point of view: This is a simple, logical world that can be expressed mathematically. Christian perspective: This is an evil world and only Jesus can save it. The Germanic barbarians' point of view is that fighting is fun. These seemingly disparate elements came together to create European civilization.
