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.
Examines the history of the Enlightenment and its lasting impact on modern society, particularly through the works of thinkers like Hume, Voltaire, and Immanuel Kant.
a short history of European migration, exploration, and conquest from Greece to the present
Pagden, Anthony
2001
Traces the history of the great empires of the West, from the days of Alexander the Great and Rome to the fall of Europe's colonial system after World War II.
