Ever since King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain commissioned Columbus’s voyage to India and the navigator’s mistaken geography led him astray to a continent virtually unknown to Europeans, the interaction between Western Europe, Africa, and the Americas has never been the same. From 1492 to 1750, the social and economic transformations between the three ...
Europe often evokes romantic thoughts of Buckingham Palace, The Champs-Elysees, or a posh ski resort in Switzerland or Austria. The other day, I was thinking about how many people are limited when thinking about Europe – limited in the sense that they are only thinking about “Old Europe.” Of course, there are many countries in ...
What are some of the major problems faced by the third world countries today? What challenges do we face in overcoming these problems? What are the causes and remedies for the same including the barriers to successfully overcoming those challenges? There is no global issue – whether poverty, population and hunger, environmental pollution, disease and ...
Europeans have mannerisms similar to Americans, but the differences should be heeded, especially in business. Here are 10 tips to ensure your business transactions with Europeans will be well-received. 1) Have a firm handshake: the first impression of a handshake leaves an indelible impression in the eyes of a client. Make sure you have a ...
The Crusades kept all Europe in turmoil for two centuries (1095-1291). Aiming to regain control of Jerusalem from the Muslims and to impede the expansion of Seljuk Turks into Anatolia, Christian Western Europe engaged into a series of military campaigns that cost Christendom millions of lives. Interestingly enough, despite the war, suffering, disorder and crime, ...
