“…The 1980s saw a renewal of interest for the concept of Mitteleuropa, that of a central Europe that would belong neither to the West nor to the East, in Germany and Austria, but also in the Central European countries that still were under Soviet influence. …”

“…Ayyūb, the Ayyubid of Kurdish origin, is a less spectacular figure and also less known in the West, but he is a more remarkable personality and of greater historical importance even than Saladin ”. …”

“…Relationships with the Mormons were mostly good but often strained, and the Shoshone treatment of migrants, who now traveled north and south as well as west and east through the area, was increasingly opportunistic. …”

“…Turkey has been very active in international co-operation and has become an important energy corridor between east and west. It has transposed many EU laws and regulations into its own national legislation and is in the process of synchronising its electricity network with the European grid. …”

“…The Archaeology of Fazzan is a major series of reports on the archaeology and history of Libya's south-west desert region. This volume contains reports and analysis on a series of excavations carried out between 1958 and 1977 by the British archaeologist Charles Daniels, lavishly illustrated by site plans and numerous colour photographs - particularly of the rich artefact assemblages recovered. …”

“…It examines the way in which the West Indian Community of Nevis, has, since the 1600s, incorporated both African and European cultural elements into the framework of social life, to create an Afro-Caribbean culture that was distinctive and yet geographically unbounded - a "global culture". …”

“…Going back to pre-independence, colonial India, Manali Desai takes a long historical view of Kerala and compares it with the state of West Bengal, which like Kerala has been ruled by leftists but has not experienced the same degree of success in raising equal access to welfare, literacy and basic subsistence. …”

“…Gertrude Bell, Dorothy de Warzée et Vita Sackville-West, trois femmes issues de l’élite britannique, entreprirent un voyage en Perse à la fin du XIXe et au début du XXe siècle. …”