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From the age of explorations to the age of empires. From colonization to decolonization. From the beginning of the European integration to its first problems and its most identitary challenges. In six short essays, without any precise reading order, the author explains the most controversial points of European events explaining the contradictions that characterized three centuries of History. Starting with the heroes that made possible the most important discoveries, the book will shed light on the disputed role not only of the explorers but also of Western instrument for understanding and conquering the world: Science. In the following pages, colonial conquest is explained by taking into account the specific case of Italian colonization of Libya while the decolonization is shown through three examples: Algeria, Syria and Iraq. In conclusion, the author focuses on the European post war context for understanding success and limits of the integration process. However, new challenges seem to threaten stability. The war in the Balkans and the controversial Turkey integration in the Union.

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