About the Book: Europe in 7 1/2 Chapters
As the old world order crumbles, it has never been more important to understand
the rich and fascinating story of Europe the smallest and largest, oldest and
newest continent. But what is Europe?
Drawing on a lifetime of study, travel and writing about Europe, Timothy Garton
Ash tells its epic story in 160 pages fizzing with anecdote and expertise.
Europe is vast its coastline is longer than the circumference of the Earth and
intricate: you can have breakfast in Germany, coffee in the Netherlands and
lunch in Belgium. It invented democracy but has fought nearly 3,