The present is a contest between the bright and dark sides of discovery. To avoid being torn apart by its stresses, we need to recognize the fact—and gain cou

The best collection of longer primary sources now available in an affordable, compact format.

From the first African explorers to the first black president, this illustrated history is an excellent resource and “an epic work” (School Library Journal)

Exploration was a central and perhaps defining aspect of the West's encounters with other peoples and lands. Rather than reproduce celebratory narratives of ind

In 1517, the Ottoman Sultan Selim "the Grim" conquered Egypt and brought his empire for the first time in history into direct contact with the trading world of