# The peoples of Europe Author: Fleure, H. J. (Herbert John), 1877-1969 Genre: Category: History - European Language: English License: Public domain Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68562 Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+peoples+of+Europe+Fleure&tag=cyberlibrar00-20 ## Summary If there be any truth in the view that our philosophical theories grow out of our circumstances, it cannot be doubted that the philosophy of change, sometimes optimistically called progress, is curiously appropriate to Europe. The intimate juxtaposition of small areas of mountain and plateau, of river and sea, of valley and plain has multiplied contacts between men of diverse activities, experience, and outlook, and has thus encouraged not only exchange of ideas but also fermentation of thought. Economically, also, the trend has always been towards mutual dependence, and the penetration of inland seas far into the Continent has further assisted intercourse from far-off times. A self-suffi... ## Chapters - [Part 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-peoples-of-europe-68562/chapters/3/index.md) - [Part 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-peoples-of-europe-68562/chapters/1/index.md) - [Part 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-peoples-of-europe-68562/chapters/2/index.md) - [Part 7](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-peoples-of-europe-68562/chapters/7/index.md) - [Part 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-peoples-of-europe-68562/chapters/4/index.md) - [Part 6](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-peoples-of-europe-68562/chapters/6/index.md) - [Part 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-peoples-of-europe-68562/chapters/5/index.md) - [Part 8](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-peoples-of-europe-68562/chapters/8/index.md) - [Part 9](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-peoples-of-europe-68562/chapters/9/index.md)