From 1945 to the present. This is also a defence of the unprecedented progress of the last decades, faltering now.
Homelands: A Personal History of Europe
(author)
£22.00
Edition:Hardback978184792661602/03/2023
Categories: 02. New Year 2023: History, History, New Year 2023, Travel
Tags: Memoir, Reportage, Social History
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