Table of Contents

* Importance of the Study of History * World History and Its Scope * Prehistoric Man * Egypt : The Gift of the Nile * Mesopotamia or the Fertile Crescent * Legacy of Babylonia * The Hebrews (or Jews) * Phoenicians * Indus Valley Civilization * Vedic Civilisation * Ancient China, Central and South America * Ancient Greece * Jainism * Buddhism * Hindu Imperialism * Roman Civilisation * Rise and Spread of Christianity * Rise and Spread of Islam * The Crusades * The Middle Ages in Europe * Feudalism in Europe * The Christian Church in Medieval Europe * India under the Mughal Emperors * The Renaissance in Europe * Geographical Discoveries * The Reformation * The Rise of the Nation-States in Europe * American War of Independence * The French Revolution (1789) * Napoleon Bonaparte * Congress of Vienna * Industrial Revolution * Revolutions in Latin America * Nationalism in Europe in the Nineteenth Century * The Eastern Question and Balkan Nationalism * Modern Imperialism * Western Imperialism in Africa * Nationalism in the Far East * Nationalism in South and Southeast Asia * Emergence of the U.S As a World Power * Russian Revolution (1917) * World War I * Post-War Europe * Europe Between the Two World Wars * Germany and World War II * Peace Movement in Europe (1919-1939) * The United Nations * Turkish and Arab Nationalism * Decolonisation of Africa * Science and Technology in the Modern World.

About the Author

Beldona Vittal Rao obtained his masters degree in history from the University of Bombay (1962) and PhD from the University of Pune (1987). He has taught history for more than three decades at the Rani Parvati Devi College, Belgaum. He has published numerous research papers in national and international journals. He has been a member of many associations promoting historical and social science research in India and abroad. His other books are History of Asia, History of Modern Europe (1789-2002), History of Europe (1485-1815), and Concise Book of World History.