The Lost Continent
The BBC's Europe Editor on Europe's Darkest Hour Since World War Two
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
10 December 2013
Summary
In THE LOST CONTINENT, BBC Europe Editor Gavin Hewitt tells the story of a flawed dream, a noble vision that turned dangerous, and which led Europe into its gravest crisis since World War Two – a crisis for which it was totally unprepared.
A pillar of the post-war European dream was a shared currency, and with it came easy money, seducing some countries into a wild spending binge. After the financial crash in the United States, Europe caught the cold and was left with…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781444764826 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1444764829 |
| Author: | Gavin Hewitt |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder Paperback |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 10 December 2013 |
| Weight: | 258g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 131mm x 25mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
A sharp diagnosis of a very European sickness… Hewitt has done a thorough job piecing together the closed door action. - The Times - Charles Bremner
excellent, sweeping… this well-crafted book should be essential reading for those clinging dogmatically to the creed of integration. - Daily Express - Leo McKinstry‘An accessible bird’s-eye view’. - Sunday TimesA work of lively reportage showing a perceptive awareness of how the political and economic dramas vary from one country to another. - Financial Times - Tony BarberThe BBC’s Europe editor, Gavin Hewitt, brings to bear the kind of perspicacity and insight we have come to expect from this seasoned correspondent in his excellent THE LOST CONTINENT, which examines the slow death of the European dream and how the crisis we are still living through was allowed to happen. - ChoiceBlow-by-blow account of the horrors of the euro drama. - EconomistA sharp diagnosis of a very European sickness… Hewitt has done a thorough job piecing together the closed door action. - The Times - Charles Bremnerexcellent, sweeping… this well-crafted book should be essential reading for those clinging dogmatically to the creed of integration. - Daily Express - Leo McKinstryAbout The Author
Gavin Hewitt
Gavin Hewitt has been the BBC’s Europe Editor since 2009, and is uniquely placed to write the story of these extraordinary times. Previously he had worked as a Special Correspondent for the BBC Ten O’Clock News and for Panorama. He is an award-winning journalist and has covered stories all over the world.
He is the author of two previous books: one on Terry Waite, and A Soul on Ice: A Life in News (2005).
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