europe

Contains sixteen essays in which various scholars examine the Industrial Revolution as it developed throughout Europe and in America.

"[The author] reveals how President Harry Truman defended democracy against the Soviet threat at the dawn of the Cold War"--Provided by publisher.

Describes the rise of industry in Europe, covering why businesses began using coal and oil in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the effect of railroads on the Industrial Revolution, and how these events led to the world economy of the present day.

"An illustrated collection of essays that explores the international dimensions of the American Revolution and its legacies in both America and around the world."--Provided by publisher.

"The earliest trade between India and other cultures took place through both overland and sea routes. The end of the Silk Road inspired the European Age of Discovery in which explorers attempted to find new ways to reach India. Indias gems, raw materials, and handmade goods were an alluring prospect to these explorers. "Trade Routes to India" provides an in-depth look at the politics, economic factors, technology, and people behind what ultimately became the race to the New World"--Amazon.com.

"When the Nazi Blitzkrieg subjugated Europe in World War II, London became the safe haven for the leaders of seven occupied countries--France, Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg, Norway, Czechoslovakia and Poland--who fled there to avoid imprisonment and set up governments in exile to commandeer their resistance efforts. The lone hold-out against Hitler's offensive, Britain became a beacon of hope to the rest of Europe, as prominent European leaders like French general Charles De Gaulle, Queen Wilhelmina of Holland, and King Haakon of Norway competed for Winston Churchill's attention while trying to rule their embattled countries from the precarious safety of 'Last Hope Island'"--Provided by publsher.

This book gives an in-depth discussion of European integration and the influence of Communism on Western Europe.

Examines the nature of the interaction between Africa and Europe in the fifteenth through the eighteenth centuries; and considers the role that those Africans who went to live in the non-African parts of the Atlantic played in their new societies, focusing on the economic, political, and cultural life of the transplanted Africans.

Traces the origins of the conflict between the East and West, exploring how tensions between the world's halves have evolved and changed over the last 2,500 years and highlighting crucial events and battles that have shaped the conflict.

The author, a former U.S. diplomat in Europe, discusses the changing relationship between the United States and Western Europe since the end of the Cold War, and maintains that a strong alliance would be beneficial to both the U.S. and Europe in terms of economic and political strength.