The Resource Vanished kingdoms : the rise and fall of states and nations, Norman Davies
Vanished kingdoms : the rise and fall of states and nations, Norman Davies
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- Summary
- 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 listeners of Niall Ferguson to Jared Diamond
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Unabridged.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (1 audio file (30hr., 21 min.))
- Isbn
- 9781705269930
- Label
- Vanished kingdoms : the rise and fall of states and nations
- Title
- Vanished kingdoms
- Title remainder
- the rise and fall of states and nations
- Statement of responsibility
- Norman Davies
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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 listeners of Niall Ferguson to Jared Diamond
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- 1939-
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- Davies, Norman
- Dewey number
- 940
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- PerformerNote
- Read by Derek Perkins
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- Perkins, Derek
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- Nation-state
- Nationalism
- Social change
- Disasters
- Collective memory
- Europe
- Europe
- Europe
- Europe
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- adult
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- Label
- Vanished kingdoms : the rise and fall of states and nations, Norman Davies
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- online resource
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- MWT13578414
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- Edition
- Unabridged.
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- 1 online resource (1 audio file (30hr., 21 min.))
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- Label
- Vanished kingdoms : the rise and fall of states and nations, Norman Davies
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- online resource
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- cr
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- rdacarrier.
- Color
- not applicable
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- spw
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- rdacontent.
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- MWT13578414
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- not applicable
- unknown
- Edition
- Unabridged.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (1 audio file (30hr., 21 min.))
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
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- online
- electronic
- Governing access note
- Digital content provided by hoopla
- Groove width / pitch
- not applicable
- Isbn
- 9781705269930
- Isbn Type
- (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book)
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- not applicable
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- not applicable
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- unknown
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- unknown
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- computer
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- rdamedia.
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- c
- Other physical details
- digital.
- Publisher number
- MWT13578414
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- unknown
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- access
- Sound
- sound
- Special playback characteristics
- digital recording
- Specific material designation
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- other
- remote
- Speed
- other
- Stock number
- 13578414
- System details
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Tape configuration
- not applicable
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Subject
- Collective memory -- Europe
- Disasters -- Europe -- History
- Downloadable audiobooks
- Europe -- Historical geography
- Europe -- History
- Europe -- History, Military
- Europe -- Politics and government
- Nation-state -- History
- Nationalism -- Europe -- History
- Social change -- Europe -- History
- Audiobooks
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