A History In Fragments by Richard Vinen - ISBN: 9780349112695
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Beyond grand narratives: fragmented lives shaping Europe’s tumultuous 20th century.

A History In Fragments

Europe in the Twentieth Century

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  • Paperback

    736 pages

  • Release Date

    30 April 2002

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Summary

The problem with the history of twentieth-century Europe is that everyone thinks they know it. The great stories of the century - the two world wars, the rise and fall of Nazism and communism, female emancipation - seem self-evidently important. But behind the grand narratives, the politics and the ideologies, lies another history: the history of forces that shaped the lives of individual Europeans.

That is the thrust of Richard Vinen’s magisterial survey of this uniquely destructive …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780349112695
ISBN-10:034911269X
Author:Richard Vinen
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Abacus
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:736
Edition:New edition
Release Date:30 April 2002
Weight:600g
Dimensions:48mm x 132mm x 198mm
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A History In Fragments by Richard Vinen - ISBN: 9780349112695
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Critics Review

Fascinating and immensely readable…often sums up key moments in soundbite phrases that imprint themselves beautifully on the memory. - GLASGOW SUNDAY HERALD

Beautifully written, and can be confidently recommended to anyone seeking to make sense of our recent history. - DAILY TELEGRAPH

A master of telling fact and illuminating insight, Vinen somehow manages to be both opinionated and objective. - Andrew Roberts

I admired [A HISTORY IN FRAGMENTS] very much indeed. It struck me as a tour de force, as impressive in its collation of little-known facts as in its presentation of fresh and always intelligent interpretation. - Anthony Howard

About The Author

Richard Vinen

Richard Vinen is a lecturer in history at King’s College, London.

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