Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Maps
Introduction: Diversity; Water and windmills; convergence
From Pagans to Crusaders, 57 BC to AD 1100
Patterns of Power and Piety, 1100-1384
The Low Countries United and Divided, 1384-1609
From Delftware to Porcelain, 1609-1780
The Rise and Fall of the Liberal Order, 1776-1914
World Wars and World Peace, 1914-2011
Chronology of Major Events
List of Dynasties and Rulers
List of Political Parties and Governments since 1918
Selected Further Reading in English
Index.