Title: Davies Misses the Boat
Product review: Huge, Dense and Fun in an excruciating kind of way, but Davies assertion that Poland is central to Europe or European culture or tradition (in any sense other than geographical) is dead wrong, perhaps he should look just a little to the west. In attemping to "define" Europe - 'what makes Europe European?' - he misses again! Maybe the Celto-Germanic-Slavic ethnic/racial continuum and it's roots in a common kinship, culture and religious tradition might shed some light there, Norm. Lastly, it's hard to believe that "serious scholors" will flirt with the notion that the Greek tradition owes so much to imports from the Middle East, perhaps Norm forgot to read his Hesiod. The strongest qualities in this work are the energies spent on the 'Volkerwanderung' and the great "capsules" full of tastey tidbits. If you already have this one - keep it for the shelf, if not join the ranks of the Grand-European-History-Hunters.
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