{"product_id":"vanished-kingdoms-the-rise-and-fall-of-states-and-nations","title":"Vanished Kingdoms: The Rise and Fall of States and Nations","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eVanished Kingdoms: The Rise and Fall of States and Nations\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eNorman Davies\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780143122951\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003ePenguin Books\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2012\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eReprint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e880\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eEurope: A History\u003c\/i\u003e comes a uniquely ambitious masterpiece that will thrill fans of lost civilizations\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile 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 \u003ci\u003eGuns, Germs, and Steel\u003c\/i\u003e, Davies subverts our established view of the past and urges us to reconsider the impetus for the rise and fall of nations.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Vanished Kingdoms: The Rise and Fall of States and Nations | Norman Davies | Paperback | 9780143122951 | Used: Very Good | Back Stacks C 1759554","offer_id":49199696216216,"sku":"1759554","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/918fieKRKDL.jpg?v=1780697606","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/vanished-kingdoms-the-rise-and-fall-of-states-and-nations","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}