Books about the origins of humanity dominate bestseller lists, while national newspapers present breathless accounts of new archaeological findings and speculate about what those findings tell us about our earliest ancestors. We are obsessed with prehistory-and, in this respect, our current era is no different from any other in the last three hundred years. In this coruscating work, acclaimed historian Stefanos Geroulanos demonstrates how claims about the earliest humans not only shaped Weste...

Brilliantly conceived and majestically written, this monumental work of European history recasts the five-hundred-year history of Germany

An unforgettable portrait of one of the most inspiring historical figures of the twentieth century.