The European Identity: Historical and Cultural Realities We Cannot Deny by Stephen Green is an exploration of the various ways in which the people of Europe have come together to form a unified identi...

Dominic Barton (CEO/McKinsey) Barton's interest in this book is clear, given the recent political turmoil in the European Union (EU), which threatens trade and global integration. Identifying the commonalities in culture and heritage among Europeans, Green argues that Europe's peoples should see each other as countrymen rather than rivals; yet citizens of the different countries still cling to their national identities, and across the continent, there are growing nationalist movements (as suggested by Brexit) which rejects involvement with the European Union and seeks to reestablish borders and protectionist trade policies.