Mak's monumental book In Europe defined the continent on the verge of a new millennium. In The Dream of Europe, Geert Mak, one of Europe's best-loved commentators, charts the seismic events that have shaped people's lives over the past twenty years. What's happened to Europe's optimism and euphoria? How has it given way to nostalgia, frustration and fear, the fragile European dream in danger of turning into a nightmare? From the shores of Lampedusa to Putin's Moscow, the continent threatens to tear itself apart. The EU was to set an example- an arena for close cooperation, tackling crucial shared concerns from climate change to organized crime, promoting open borders and social security.īut the first two turbulent decades of this century have been times of rapid and profound change. The great European project was built out of a common desire for peace, prosperity and freedom a wish for a united Europe striving towards a common goal. How did the great European dream turn sour? And where do we go from here?įrom the author of the internationally acclaimed In Europe, a stunning history of our present, examining the first two decades of this most fragile and fraught new millennium. 'Mak is the history teacher everyone should have had' Financial Times The long-awaited sequel to Geert Mak's landmark In Europe
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