Geert Mak (Author) Geert Mak is a journalist and historian, and the internationally acclaimed author of In Europe, In America, Amsterdam and The Bridge. He is one of the Netherlands' bestselling authors, has twice been awarded Historian of the Year and his books have been translated into more than 20 languages.
Compelling... Anecdotal nuggets sparkle on every page... A broad sweep of the past 20 years in a baffling, teeming continent. * Economist * Absorbing... an illuminating odyssey... Mak concludes by suggesting that contemporary Europe is undergoing a 'paradigm change' comparable to that which occurred in the wake of Gutenberg, Columbus and Luther... as the insights in his book reveal, Mak is an astute observer and he may well be right. -- Piers Brendon * Literary Review *