Continental Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction

I have read a few of Oxford's " A Very Short Introduction" books, and have to admit that they do a very well job in setting the foundations of the particular subject or person. This book, however, almost has the presupposition that you have previous knowledge in European philosophers/philosophy. If you do not have knowledge of the concepts of eighteenth and nineteenth century philosophies, this book may have you a little puzzled at times. This is not to blame the author in anyway; if anything it would be the attempt to make a foundation out of a dense subject in only 130 pages.