A survey of the civilizations of the modern world in terms of the broad sweep and continuities of history. It is written from a consciously anti-enthnocentric approach.

This etymological analysis of nautical language demonstrates how seafaring brought European sailors' languages together through conflict and comradeship from earliest times, when sailing crews could be as multinational as 1990s international conglomerates.

This book explores the understandings and misunderstandings that make up the Entente Cordiale - the hundred-year relationship, as well as the everyday common interests and shared pleasures that give it substance.

This book explores the understandings and misunderstandings that make up the Entente Cordiale - the hundred-year relationship, as well as the everyday common interests and shared pleasures that give it substance.

This volume tells of the secret interrogation camp Wilton Park's history and the extraordinary life of Heinz Koeppler, its founding father.