Now re-issued in a third, updated edition, this book provides a concise, illustrated introduction to the modern history of Greece, from the first stirrings of the national movement in the late eighteenth century to the present day.  Meer

This book tells the story of humankind as producers and reproducers from the Paleolithic to the present. Renowned social and cultural historian Merry Wiesner-Hanks brings a new perspective to world history by examining social and cultural developments across the globe, including families and kin groups, social and gender hierarchies, sexuality, race and ethnicity, labor, religion, consumption, and material culture.  Meer

Spanning a period of 2000 years from the Roman conquest of Dacia to the present day, A Concise History of Romania traces the development of a unique nation situated on the border between East and West.  Meer

The nation-state of Belgium, born in 1830, and the polities that preceded it, have played an important role in European and even global history. This introductory history offers an accessible and rigorous overview of this small but important West-European country, from ancient times to the present.  Meer

The nation-state of Belgium, born in 1830, and the polities that preceded it, have played an important role in European and even global history. This introductory history offers an accessible and rigorous overview of this small but important West-European country, from ancient times to the present.  Meer

A Concise History of New Zealand Aotearoa unravels key moments in distant and recent history showing their role in nation-building myths and connecting them with the less dramatic forces, economic and social, that have shaped contemporary New Zealand.  Meer

A political, cultural, social and economic history of the island of Ireland, from the arrival of Christianity to the present day. This accessible and engaging survey explores the major political events alongside the living and working conditions of ordinary men and women – what they traded and farmed, how they lived and loved.  Meer

A political, cultural, social and economic history of the island of Ireland, from the arrival of Christianity to the present day. This accessible and engaging survey explores the major political events alongside the living and working conditions of ordinary men and women – what they traded and farmed, how they lived and loved.  Meer

This book sheds new light on the Aztec civilization by correcting common misperceptions and highlighting their language, economy, religion, and intellectual and artistic developments.  Meer

This book is a social, economic, political, and cultural assessment of Jamaica over the past millennium. Exploring themes such as race, slavery, empire, poverty, and colonialism in an accessible way, this authoritative work will appeal to all readers interested in the Atlantic world.  Meer

This book is a social, economic, political, and cultural assessment of Jamaica over the past millennium. Exploring themes such as race, slavery, empire, poverty, and colonialism in an accessible way, this authoritative work will appeal to all readers interested in the Atlantic world.  Meer