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內容簡介 從神聖羅馬帝國到現代歐洲，真實還原歐洲千年的演變歷史《星期日泰晤士報》《經濟學人》評選2016年度選書由牛津大學戰爭史教授Peter H. Wilson精彩陳述歐洲歷史，從查理曼大帝開創的神聖羅馬帝國，到拿破崙統治的千年後，如何成為歐洲之心。神聖羅馬帝國是現代歐洲的起源，帝國橫跨德國到捷克，同時連結義大利、法國及波蘭，主宰了無數的歷史戰爭。作者透過神聖羅馬帝國的生成與變遷，解析如何影響現代歐洲，從公元800年查理曼大帝加冕到1806年帝國解體，還原神聖羅馬帝國長達1000年的演變歷史。書中也同時分析神聖羅馬帝國在政治、軍事、外交及文明是如何影響現代歐洲，包括如何造就帝國主義、納粹政府及歐盟的演變。 'Hugely impressive... Wilson is an assured guide through the millennium-long labyrinth of papal-imperial relations' Literary ReviewA great, sprawling, ancient and unique entity, the Holy Roman Empire, from its founding by Charlemagne to its destruction by Napoleon a millennium later, formed the heart of Europe. It was a great engine for inventions and ideas, it was the origin of many modern European states, from Germany to the Czech Republic, its relations with Italy, France and Poland dictated the course of countless wars - indeed European history as a whole makes no sense without it.In this strikingly ambitious book, Peter H. Wilson explains how the Empire worked. It is not a chronological history, but an attempt to convey to readers why it was so important and how it changed over its existence. The result is a tour de force - a book that raises countless questions about the nature of political and military power, about diplomacy and the nature of European civilization and about the legacy of the Empire, which has continued to haunt its offspring, from Imperial and Nazi Germany to the European Union.
