europe

Provides an analytical account of the role of Otto von Bismarck in the history of Germany, looking at his activities as Prime Minister of Prussia from 1862 to 1873, and as Germany's first Chancellor, from 1871 to 1890. Includes a selection of documents.

Details world politics from the armistice ending World War I to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Explores how China's isolation from the outside world in the past led to a culture and economy that developed with little influence from the Western world and left the country ill-prepared to face the Western powers that began demanding trade rights in the late eighteenth century.

Explores the history of the Monroe Doctrine, which grew from President Monroe's 1823 speech to Congress into a lasting policy on how the United States should behave toward European nations.

Contains letters, writings, and diary entries that help trace the history and development of Western relations with the Middle East.

Examines anti-American and anti-Israeli sentiment in Europe and the failure of European liberals to confront Islamic extremism in their own countries.

Examines the history of the Silk Road, the name given to a series of three major trade routes and hundreds of smaller side roads by which goods were transported from China to countries and empires around the Mediterranean Sea,and discusses the importance of the Silk Road in the exchange of information and ideas.