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Contents
- Welcome to a Few Words that Changed the World
- Part I. The Treaty of Tordesillas (1494)
- Introduction - Treaty of Tordesillas
- The Treaty Text
- Part II. Nzinga Mbemba to the King of Portugal (1526)
- Introduction - Mbemba to King of Portugal
- Letter Text
- Part III. Edicts against Christianity (1587)
- Introduction - Edicts Against Christianity
- Edict expelling Jesuit Missionaries (1587)
- Part IV. Royal Proclamation (1763)
- Introduction - Royal Proclamation
- Proclamation Text
- Part V. Treaty of Allahabad (1765)
- Introduction - Treaty of Allahabad
- Treaty Text
- Part VI. The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen (1789)
- Introduction - Rights of Man and Citizen
- Declaration Text
- Part VII. The Haitian Constitution (1801)
- Introduction - Haiti's Constitution
- The Constitution
- Part VIII. Treaty of Nanjing (1842)
- Introduction - Unequal Treaties
- Treaty Text
- Part IX. Declaration of Rights and Sentiments (1848)
- Introduction - Declaration of Sentiments
- Report of the Woman's Rights Convention, held at Seneca Falls, New York, July 19th and 20th, 1848. Proceedings and Declaration of Sentiments
- Part X. On the Origins of Species (1859)
- Introduction - Origin of Species
- Introduction to On the Origin of Species
- Concluding Remarks
- Part XI. General Act of the Conference of Berlin (1885)
- Introduction - Scramble for Africa
- Text of the Act
- Appendix: Syllabi