# In the Midst of Civilized Europe

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- Book: [In the Midst of Civilized Europe](https://www.bookquiver.com/jeffrey-veidlinger/in-the-midst-of-civilized-europe) ([In the Midst of Civilized Europe.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/jeffrey-veidlinger/in-the-midst-of-civilized-europe.md))
- Authors: [Jeffrey Veidlinger](https://www.bookquiver.com/jeffrey-veidlinger)
- Publisher: picador
- ISBN: 978-15-0986-747-9
- Pages: 480
- Published: 2022-11-03
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Veidlinger’s book ranks alongside Timothy Snyder’s Bloodlands in forcing our eyes eastwards. It is deeply researched and masterfully written, with a cool restraint that only intensifies its power. It reminded me of Faulkner’s line that “the past is never dead. It’s not even past.”