Da necessidade de fazer balanços: viajando ao longo do século XX, na Europa, com Geert Mak

Abstract

On the threshold of a new millennium, Geert Mak, a journalist who was awarded the Leipzig Book Prize for European Understanding in 2008, and, in 2008, the Carlos Magno Medal for European Media in 2008, decides to take a one-year tour of Europe that will result in the publication in 2004 of In Europa. Reizen door de Twintigste Eeuw. The aim of this European journey was to answer the question: what was the situation in Europe at the end of the twentieth century? A narrative, based on a journey through the physical geography of Europe, but also a journey on the signs of a European future identified in the space travelled, will be an opportunity for balances that will allow the traveller to think about Europe. This intervention will seek to pay attention to the lines of reflection outlined in this work.