A magisterial history book on why some nations are rich and others poor.

A brilliant short history of the relationship between Europeans and the rest of the world.

This work explores the divisions that still exist in contemporary Europe. It focuses on Eastern Europe and the attitudes and cultural identity of Eastern Europeans, a nation of people still living in the past. Budapest, Tirane, Warsaw and Zagreb are featured.

An account of how Kosovo became the crucible of one of the 20th-century's most poisonous ethnic conflicts. It analyzes the origins of the conflict, the course of the battle, the issues and personalities, and future options. This edition updates the story to, and beyond, the fall of Milosevic.

Richard Evans' brilliant book unfolds perhaps the single most important story of the 20th century: how a stable and modern country in less than a single lifetime led Europe into moral, physical and cultural ruin and despair.