Great Expectations
'While In Europe' (2004) covered the tumultuous 20th century and the legacy of the two world wars, Great Expectations takes stock of the early 21st century. Mak turns his keen eye to the controversial roll-out of the euro, the impact of terrorism, the evaporation of European optimism, post-communist life in Eastern Europe and Russia, the financial crisis, the transatlantic relationship, northern versus southern Europe, and the refugees.
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Original title
Grote verwachtingen
Author
Geert Mak
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Moving across a vivid historical landscape, his portrait of Europe, in all her bloody barbarism and civilised glory, helps us confront exactly what we need to know… a timely book, and one we can’t afford to ignore.
Daily Telegraph (on 'In Europe')
His genius as a historian is his instinct for human stories… Mak is the history teacher everyone should have had.
Financial Times (on 'In Europe')
Geert Mak
Geert Mak (b. 1946) is one of the Netherlands’ most popular writers. His books have been translated into 22 languages.