Understanding world history

A history of the first decade of the twenty-first century, surveying political, social, and cultural trends and events, and including brief profiles of important people of the 2000s.

Examines the history of ancient China, looking at the rise, the golden age, unity, and its legacy.

Provides background information on the war in Afghanistan that began after the September 11 terror attacks in 2001.

Discusses history and political climate in the Arab Spring uprisings.

Examines the financial practices that led to the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 and how people around the world were affected.

Examines how computers and Internet affect business and science.

This book explores Islam, as a faith and as a political power, which rose to world dominance in an astoundingly brief timespan--little more than one hundred years. From the events of Muhammad's life to the founding of a vast empire, the rise of Islam is the story of a people, a vibrant culture, and the growth of a civilization.

Explores the history of the origins and rise of the Nazism.

The Enlightenment was a transformative philosophical period in European and America during the eighteenth century. Also known as the Age of Reason, the movement emphasized the supremacy of reason, empiricism, rationalism, and individualism in all areas of human life, including religion, politics, science, and the arts.

Surveys the history of slavery from its origins in ancient times through European serfdom and the African slave trade to its modern survival; discusses the treatment of slaves and slave rebellions; and examines its influence on society.