“…The book covers topics such as the feudal system, the Crusades, the discovery of the Americas, and the impact of figures like Charlemagne, Leonardo da Vinci, and Martin Luther. …”

“…The volume proceeds in geographic order from east to west, beginning in Asia and ending in the Americas. It aims at once to provide a selective but authoritative survey of the field and, where opportunity allows, to provoke cross-cultural comparisons. …”