Vanished Kingdoms: The Rise and Fall of States and Nations

From the bestselling author of Europe: A History comes a uniquely ambitious masterpiece that will thrill fans of lost civilizations

While 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's Guns, Germs, and Steel, Davies subverts our established view of the past and urges us to reconsider the impetus for the rise and fall of nations.

Author: Norman Davies
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 11/27/2012
Pages: 880
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.80lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.60d
ISBN13: 9780143122951
ISBN10: 0143122959
BISAC Categories:
- History | Europe | General
- History | Civilization
- History | Essays

About the Author
Norman Davies is the bestselling author of several acclaimed books, including Europe: A History; Rising '44: The Battle for Warsaw; and No Simple Victory: World War II in Europe, 1939-1945. He lives in Oxford, England, and Cracow, Poland.