9780670022731-067002273X-Vanished Kingdoms: The Rise and Fall of States and Nations

Vanished Kingdoms: The Rise and Fall of States and Nations

ISBN-13: 9780670022731
ISBN-10: 067002273X
Edition: Reprint
Author: Norman Davies
Publication date: 2012
Publisher: Viking
Format: Hardcover 848 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780670022731
ISBN-10: 067002273X
Edition: Reprint
Author: Norman Davies
Publication date: 2012
Publisher: Viking
Format: Hardcover 848 pages

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Vanished Kingdoms: The Rise and Fall of States and Nations (ISBN-13: 9780670022731 and ISBN-10: 067002273X), written by authors Norman Davies, was published by Viking in 2012. With an overall rating of 4.4 stars, it's a notable title among other European History books. You can easily purchase or rent Vanished Kingdoms: The Rise and Fall of States and Nations (Hardcover, Used) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used European History books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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An evocative account of fourteen European kingdoms-their rise, maturity, and eventual disappearance.

There is something profoundly romantic about lost civilizations. Europe's past is littered with states and kingdoms, large and small, that are scarcely remembered today, and while their names may be unfamiliar-Aragon, Etruria, the Kingdom of the Two Burgundies-their stories should change our mental map of the past. We come across forgotten characters and famous ones-King Arthur and Macbeth, Napoleon and Queen Victoria, right up to Stalin and Gorbachev-and discover how faulty memory can be, and how much we can glean from these lost empires. Davies peers through the cracks in the mainstream accounts of modern-day states to dazzle us with extraordinary stories of barely remembered pasts, and of the traces they left behind.

This is Norman Davies at his best: sweeping narrative history packed with unexpected insights. Vanished Kingdoms will appeal to all fans of unconventional and thought-provoking history, from readers of Niall Ferguson to Jared Diamond.

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