Flora Lewis Knihy

Each country's history, geography, and personality is colorfully detailed. The themes crucial to the continent today are explored--the aftermath of colonialism, socialism, terrorism, the East-West conflict, bilingualism, and regionalism.

Presents a series of country-by-country portraits that capture the essence and idiosyncracies of each nation and reveal the issues crucial to the continent as a whole, including the unification of Germany, the breakup of the Soviet Union, and the changes leading to economic unity