Una historia de Europa

History, politics, philosophy, art, language, science, justice and revolutionary ideas in a masterful and enlightening synthesis, full of a sense of humor and provocative reflections on Europe. A fascinating exploration of the qualities that have made its inhabitants a civilization that changed the world. With a quick historical survey from the ancient Greeks to the present, John Hirst explores in detail what makes Europe unique: its political evolution, the transformative influence of its linguistic borders, the unlikely mix of classical philosophy, Christianity and ethos. Germanic warrior who feeds his culture and, of course, the great invasions that transformed the continent.