Includes bibliographical references and index.

v. 1. Origins of the modern world -- v. 2. Religion and change in Europe -- v. 3. Old and new worlds -- v. 4. The Age of the Enlightenment -- v. 5. Revolution and change -- v. 6. The changing balance of power -- v. 7. World War I and its consequences -- v. 8. World War II and the Cold War -- v. 9. The world today -- v. 10. Index.