The Modern Library Chronicles are a series of short books published by the American publisher, Modern Library. Most of the books are under 150 pages in length and intended to introduce readers to a period of history. A partial list includes: *''The Renaissance'', by Paul Johnson (writer), Paul Johnson *''Islam: A Short History'', by Karen Armstrong *''The Balkans'', by Mark Mazower *''The German Empire: 1870-1918'', by Michael Stürmer * , by Hans Küng *''Peoples and Empires'', by Anthony Pagden *''Communism'', by Richard Pipes *''Hitler and the Holocaust'', by Robert S. Wistrich *''The American Revolution'', by Gordon S. Wood *''Law in America'', by Lawrence Friedman *''Inventing Japan: 1853-1964'', by Ian Buruma *''The Company: A Short History of a Revolutionary Idea'', by John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge *''The Americas: A Hemispheric History'', by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto *''The Boys' Crusade'', by Paul Fussell *''The Age of Shakespeare'', by Frank Kermode *''The Age of Napoleon'', by Alistair Horne *''Evolution: The Remarkable History of a Scientific Theory'', by Edward J. Larson *''London: A History'', by A.N. Wilson *''The Reformation: A History'', by Patrick Collinson *''Nazism and War'', by Richard Bessel *''The City'', by Joel Kotkin *''Infinite Ascent: A Short History of Mathematics'', by David Berlinski *''California: A History'', by Kevin Starr *''Storm from the East: The Struggle Between the Arab World and the Christian West'', by Milton Viorst *''Baseball: A History of America's Favorite Game'', by George Vecsey *''Nonviolence: The History of a Dangerous Idea, Nonviolence: Twenty-five Lessons from the History of a Dangerous Idea'' by Mark Kurlansky *''The Hellenistic Age: A Short History'', by Peter Green (historian), Peter Green *''A Short History of Medicine'', by F. Gonzalez-Crussi *''The Christian World'', by Martin Marty *''Prehistory'', by Colin Renfrew *''Dangerous Games: The Uses and Abuses of History'', by Margaret MacMillan *''Uncivil Society: 1989 and the Implosion of the Communist Establishment'', by Stephen Kotkin *''The Korean War: A History'', by Bruce Cummings *''The Romantic Revolution: A History'', by Tim Blanning

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