History of nations

Presents informative essays on nearly thirty topics in the history of China, covering the dynasties, the Revolution of 1911 and following wars, four decades of Communism, and the early twenty-first century.

An anthology of primary and secondary sources which help chronicle the history of England from 55 B.C. through 2001.

Chronicles the history of Germany from 370 A.D. through the present, providing information on the country's economy, people, government, and culture.

Contains an anthology that traces the history of India from their early Indus and Aryan civilization, the birth of Hinduism, British cultural imperialism, and independence to their entrance into the nuclear age and democracy.

An anthology of primary and secondary sources which help chronicle the history of Italy from the Roman Empire through 2001.

Traces the history of Russia through a collection of nearly thirty primary and secondary sources, looking at ancient Russia through the Mongol invasion, czarist Russia, revolutionary times, the Soviet Union, and modern challenges.

Presents a collection of essays that provide overview of the history of Afghanistan, including an examination of primary and secondary source documents that provide cover the earliest civilizations to the twenty-first century.

Chronicles the history of Japan through twenty-one primary and secondary source documents, covering the country's creation myth, the arrival of Europeans, the Meiji era, the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the country's rise as an economic superpower, and key issues at the start of the twenty-first century.

Traces the origin and history of Pakistan and describes the rise and fall of the Mughal Empire, rule by the British Raj, the birth of Islamic Nationalism, and the years of war and military rule.

Chronicles Spain's history through twenty-three primary and secondary source documents, covering such topics as Visigoth and Islamic rule, the conquest of the New World, the Spanish civil war, and the Basque Separatist movement. Also includes a chronology and a further reading list.