Vanished Kingdoms The Rise and Fall of States and Nations

Name: Vanished Kingdoms The Rise and Fall of States and Nations
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ISBN: 9780143122951

ISBN-10: 0143122959

ISBN-13: 9780143122951

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Authors: Norman Davies

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From the bestselling author ofEurope: A Historycomes a uniquely ambitious masterpiece that will thrill fans of lost civilizationsWhile Germany, Italy, France, and England dominate our conceptions of Europe, these modern states are relatively recent constructs. In this brilliant work of historical reconstruction, Norman Davies brings back to life the long-forgotten empire of Aragon, which once controlled the Western Mediterranean; the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, once the largest country in Europe, and the Kingdom of the Rock, founded by ancient Britons when neither England nor Scotland existed. In the tradition of Jared Diamond'sGuns, Germs, and Steel, Davies subverts our established view of…

Book details

List price: $35.00
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 11/27/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 880
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.86" tall
Weight: 2.068
Language: English

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List of Illustrations


List of Figures


List of Maps


Introduction



Tolosa: Soujourn of the Visigoths (AD 418-507)



Alt Clud: Kingdom of the Rock (Fifth to Twelfth Centuries)



Burgundia: Five, Six or Seven Kingdoms (c. 411-1795)



Aragon: A Mediterranean Empire (1137-1714)



Litva: A Grand Duchy with Kings (1253-1795)



Byzantion: The Star-lit Golden Bough (330-1453)



Borussia: Watery Land of the Prusai (1230-1945)



Sabaudia: The House that Humbert Built (1033-1946)



Galicia: Kingdom of the Naked and Starving (1773-1918)



Etruria: French Snake in the Tuscan Grass (1801-1814)



Rosenau: The Loved and Unwanted Legacy (1826-1918)



Tsernagora: Kingdom of the Black Mountain (1910-1918)



Rusyn: The Republic of One Day (15 March 1939)



ï¿½ire: The Unconscionable Tempo of the Crown's Retreat since 1916



CCCP: The Ultimate Vanishing Act (1924-1991)


How States Die


Notes


Acknowledgements


Index