The Image Europe Has Built of Itself

The mirror in the title "Europe in the Mirror" is not a tool for neutral understanding. It is the image Europe has constructed of itself, in which the "Other" plays a central role. Fontana's book is less a history of European events than a history of how Europeans came to see themselves and others.

The mirror in the title "Europe in the Mirror" is not a means of impartial knowledge; It is an image that Europe has made of itself, and in it, "the other" plays an essential role. Fontana's book is more than a history of European events, it is a history of the formation of Europeans' view of themselves and others.