europe, western

"'Strangers No More' is the first book to compare immigrant integration across key Western countries. Focusing on low-status newcomers and their children, it examines how they are making their way in four critical European countries--France, Germany, Great Britain, and the Netherlands--and, across the Atlantic, in the United States and Canada. This systematic, data-rich comparison reveals their progress and the barriers they face in an array of institutions--from labor markets and neighborhoods to educational and political systems--and considers the controversial questions of religion, race, identity, and intermarriage"--Publisher.

Encourages the reader to keep track of the "Mona Lisa" after five thieves steal the famous painting from the Louvre in Paris.

Provides an introduction to the social, cultural, economic, historical, and religious practices and beliefs of Western Europe.

Describes the histories and cultures of the countries of Western Europe, and discusses their political, social, and economic developments achieved until 2008.

Offers a region-by-region overview of Western Europe, providing historical background along with information on political activity, economy, social conditions, and culture.

Describes the histories and cultures of the countries of Western Europe, and discusses their political, social, and economic developments achieved until 2010.

Presents regional essays, country reports, statistical summaries, and world press articles that provide information about the countries of Western Europe; and includes a glossary, a bibliography, and an index.

Chronicles a history of Byzantine influence on Western, Islamic and Slavic cultures; and contains a list of major humanists, monks, emperors, patriarchs, philosophers, historians, classicists, and prophets; along with a timeline and maps.

Provides a brief history of the Inquisition, and features twenty-four essays in which various authors discuss the reasons the Inquisition was created, the historical factors that led to its emergence as a political power, and its eventual demise. Includes a look at the unique characteristics of the Spanish Inquisition.