Includes bibliographical references and index.

v. 1. Prehistory to the enlightenment -- v. 2. The modern age.

Introduction 1: The American and French Revolutions 2: The Industrial Revolution, Reaction, and Ideology from Napoleon to 1848 3: Cultural Interaction between Europe and the World, 1815-1875 4: Europe and the West in the Age of Nationalism 5: Reform Movements in the Nineteenth Century 6: The New Imperialism 7: World War I 8: Revolution and Cultural Change in the Early Twentieth Century 9: The Crisis of the Interwar Years 10: World War II 11: The Cold War and the Post-War Period 12: The Pivotal 1960s 13: Religious Fundamentalism and Secularism in the Modern World 14: Democracy and Dictatorship 15: The Post Cold War Era 16: The Beginning of the Twenty-First Century Glossary Bibliography Index