Birth of Europe 400-1500

"The writing of European history has long been marked and limited by national perspectives....If the advocates of the European union want a history of Europe to go with their new political creation, as they obviously do, then it cannot be created by simple juxtaposition of the national histories of the member states. It will require a new perspective.This is what Le Goff is seeking. Eschewing the Europe of Charlemagne and Napoleon, stepping lightly around the long history of Christian oppression, endorsing the vitality of the Middle Ages that he loves and has illuminated so brightly, he has written a book that is a heartfelt plea for 'the Europe of the future.'"Le Goff, Jacques is the author of 'Birth of Europe 400-1500', published 2006 under ISBN 9781405156820 and ISBN 1405156821.