"Traces the life and career of the Chinese peasant who rose to become chairman of the People's Republic during the turbulent period of China's revolution and transformation." --

Discusses information archaeologists have gathered about early farmers in central Turkey and on the Tigris-Euphrates plain.

A history and discussion of those fortified private dwellings, known as castles, which were built in Europe only during the Middle Ages, with particular attention to those of Britain.

Details that period of Spanish history and civilization when theMuslims invaded and took over the Iberian peninsula, parts of which they controlled for nearly 800 years.

A biography of Mohandas Gandhi, the Mahatma, who played a crucial role in the struggle for Indian independence from Great Britain in the 1930s and 40s.

An account of the construction of St. Paul's Cathedral in London by Christopher Wren after old St. Paul's was destroyed by fire in 1666. Also discusses other Wren churches and buildings and the relation of Wren's style to his historical period.

Describes the lives of the people, the role of the lord of the manor, and the influence of the church in a medieval English village.