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Dark Continent: Europe's Twentieth Century Paperback – 14 March 2000

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An unflinching and intelligent alternative history of the twentieth century that provides a provocative vision of Europe's past, present, and future.

"[A] splendid book." --The New York Times Book Review

Dark Continent provides an alternative history of the twentieth century, one in which the triumph of democracy was anything but a forgone conclusion and fascism and communism provided rival political solutions that battled and sometimes triumphed in an effort to determine the course the continent would take.

Mark Mazower strips away myths that have comforted us since World War II, revealing Europe as an entity constantly engaged in a bloody project of self-invention. Here is a history not of inevitable victories and forward marches, but of narrow squeaks and unexpected twists, where townships boast a bronze of Mussolini on horseback one moment, only to melt it down and recast it as a pair of noble partisans the next.

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    Vintage
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    14 March 2000
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    13.34 x 2.24 x 19.99 cm
  8. Print length
    512 pages
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"This splendid book makes a convincing case for a different version of 20th century European history." --The New York Times Book Review

"A useful, important book that reminds us, at the right time, how hard [European unity] has been, and how much care must be taken to avoid the terrible old temptations." --Los Angeles Times

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"A useful, important book that reminds us, at the right time, how hard [European unity] has been, and how much care must be taken to avoid the terrible old temptations." --"Los Angeles Times
Dark Continent provides an alternative history of the twentieth century, one in which the triumph of democracy was anything but a forgone conclusion and fascism and communism provided rival political solutions that battled and sometimes triumphed in an effort to determine the course the continent would take.
Mark Mazower strips away myths that have comforted us since World War II, revealing Europe as an entity constantly engaged in a bloody project of self-invention. Here is a history not of inevitable victories and forward marches, but of narrow squeaks and unexpected twists, where townships boast a bronze of Mussolini on horseback one moment, only to melt it down and recast it as a pair of noble partisans the next. Unflinching, intelligent, Dark Continent provides a provocative vision of Europ's past, present, and future-and confirms Mark Mazower as a historian of valuable gifts.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Vintage; First Edition (14 March 2000)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 512 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 067975704X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0679757047
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.34 x 2.24 x 19.99 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
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Luiz Antonio Vital Teixeira
5.0 out of 5 stars Avaliacao final da compra.
Reviewed in Brazil on 12 December 2021
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Livro novo, muito bom servico por parte do vendedor.
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old retiree
5.0 out of 5 stars A perfect combination to read with Hobsbawns books
Reviewed in Canada on 6 September 2017
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A perfect combination to read with Hobsbawns books, back and forth. A timely reminder of the messiness of politics that governments are involved.
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Stella Ryuk
4.0 out of 5 stars Fun book if you know a bit about Europe's history.
Reviewed in Germany on 5 May 2019
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This is a great book for someone who has a good knowledge of European history of the last century, otherwise it can be a bit difficult. Had to use it for a course!
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Luiz H.S.de Vasconcellos
5.0 out of 5 stars For those that pretend to lnow Europe's (recent) history.
Reviewed in the United States on 10 February 2017
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At the beginning of the Twenty-First Century, when there is so much happening and questioning our ability to think with confidence, it is only quite natural that one should look for events past in search of History's perspective. The author has done a superb job analysing events of a dark era in a dark continent. It is a must read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars 長くてシンドイ、でもオススメ
Reviewed in Japan on 8 February 2017
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1. ドイツの国家社会主義が時系列的にも同時代的にも孤立したものではなく、それぞれ連続性をもっていたことがよくわかった。というかね、第一次世界大戦後のヨーロッパの経済不況がこんなにシビアだったとは不勉強にして知らんかった。
2. 政治的にも経済的にもわれわれが見知っている戦後のヨーロッパはそれ以前、つまり戦間期や第一次世界大戦前のヨーロッパとは「全く違う」場所だというのはよくわかった。この長い長い本の前半はその説明に当てられているといっても良いだろう。
3. 第二次大戦前後の大きな変化はもちろんだが、80年代以降の西欧の社会的に変化変革にも十分ページが割かれて説明されている。戦後の変化変動が大きかったのは日本も西欧も同じだけど80年代以降この30年日本は変化をサボってきたのではないか、という感想あり
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