This expansive four-volume encyclopedia presents students and general readers with a broad introduction to Islam that enables learning about the fundamental role of Islam in world history and promotes
This book provides students with an understanding of the motives behind the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the consequences of this action on Japan, on the United States, and on the outcome of Wo
Fulfilling the need for English-source material on contemporary Spain, this book supplies readers with an in-depth, interdisciplinary guide to the country of Spain and its intricate, diverse culture.
This compelling reference work introduces the religions of Voodoo, a onetime faith of the Mississippi River Valley, and Vodou, a Haitian faith with millions of adherents today.
This massive, four-volume work provides students with a close examination of 10 modern genocides enhanced by documents and introductions that provide additional historical and contemporary context for
This unique two-volume work analyzes the Industrial Revolution from a global perspective and traces its influences up to the present day—encouraging students to rethink the significance of events past
This succinct and readable account of the heated debate over the expansion of slavery provides readers with a thorough understanding of how the Civil War was precipitated.
The publication of this multi-volume encyclopedia for general readers and students coincides with the 50th anniversary of the presidency of John F. Kennedy. From Ralph Abernathy through the women's li
This three-volume reference offers wide-ranging coverage of the topic in a manner accessible to students and general readers, and useful, perhaps, to professionals involved with law enforcement or pol
This reference for students in high school and up details key aspects of life in Saudi Arabia and covers the country's history from ancient times to the present, with emphasis on contemporary history.
The two volumes profile 152 Americans whose acts of dissent occurred during the 20th or 21st century, arranged alphabetically but with a chronological list from Mary Harris (Mother) Jones to Bradley M
This three-volume reference on the foundational principles of the American justice system provides students and general readers with an easy to understand guide to the core principles of the legal sys
This two-volume primer on European politics for Americans provides students of political science, policy makers and general readers with a comprehensive look at the similarities and differences betwee
This book presents the background and history of genocide, the key issues associated with this worldwide crime, and the inherent problems with preventing its occurrence.
General editor Graeme R. Newman (School of Criminal Justice, U. at Albany) is affiliated with the Center for Problem-Oriented Policing, and is an advisor to the United Nations (he founded the UN Crime
More than 150 articles provide a revealing look at one of the most tempestuous decades in recent American history, describing the everyday activities of Americans as they dealt first with war, and th
It began in upstate New York with Joseph Smith's miraculous vision. It Spread across the American West with Brigham Young's founding of over 300 settlements and his establishment of Utah as its headq
This text provides an integrated view of post-9/11 security concerns over the United States's shared border with Mexico and Canada in regards to terrorism, unauthorized migration, drug and arms smugg
America's celebration of victory at the end of World War II was short lived. Rapidly escalating tensions with the Soviet Union helped spawn a new era of fear and suspicion as the United States sought
Sexual Health provides teenagers with a comprehensive review of common problems related to sexual health, offering suggestions and resources for understanding and working through those issues.
This thoroughly updated edition provides readers with the background and resources needed to understand one of the greatest civil rights issues of our time.
A comprehensive introductory resource with entries covering the development of money and the functions and dysfunctions of the monetary and financial system.
The only multivolume encyclopedia covering all aspects of North American colonial warfare, with special attention paid to the social, political, cultural, and economic affairs that were affected by t
In this volume of the Global Studies: Latin America & the Caribbean series, editor Huck (Tulane U.) presents a detailed and comprehensive look at Costa Rica. Starting with the geography and histor
This work is a unique exploration of modern Argentina, combining narrative historical chapters with a reference section covering the nation's most important cultural figures, places, and events.
Along with battle wounds, soldiers endured a variety of environmental hazards, exposure to toxins, and, in particular, bad food. Practitioners of military medicine had to be ready for it all, and had
The editors of this 4-volume encyclopedia address the often profoundly tragic history of Native Americans with a careful focus on the viewpoint of Native Americans and attention to the issues that con
For students, travelers, and other readers, this volume introduces the different aspects of Chinese popular culture, with a focus on trends that have occurred mostly since the 1970s. Latham (anthropol
This work is an important new edition of a classic study--one of the few exhaustive examinations of childhood sexual abuse available--with 40 percent new material.
This work is a fascinating overview of Americans' complex and occasionally uneasy relationship with military service, from World War II to the age of global terrorism.
This work is a revealing chronicle of Hip Hop culture from its beginnings three decades ago to the present, with an analysis of its influence on people and popular culture in the United States and ar
Scholars of religion, mostly from the US but also Canada and Britain, survey the practices and beliefs of Buddhists in several Asian countries and in the West. They begin with a review of the history
An international group of scholars authored the entries in this A-Z reference. The entries consider issues associated with forced migration and asylum, the causes of forced migration, various politica
For students in science and the humanities, Young (biology, Alverno College) provides a history of environmental science, from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries to the present, with a focus on t
Banks (criminal justice, Northern Arizona U.) begins with a history of judicial punishment in the US as well as the extra-judicial practices of vigilantism and lynching. They she sets out the problems
Designed with the more visual needs of today's student in mind, this landmark encyclopedia covers the entire scope of the Second World War, from its earliest roots to its continuing impact on global p
Tracking the expansion of the franchise in America from colonial times to the current moment, Stephenson (government, Franklin and Marshall College) provides a history of voting rights with a focus on
An introduction to the mythological world of the Greeks and the Romans, combined with a chronology of myths and a dictionary of key characters, objects, and events.
This unique multidisciplinary study views Jesus as one of the most central figures in history with a wide-ranging impact on society, literature, art, and philosophy.
Lee (political science, St. Joseph's U., Pennsylvania) presents a summary account of the right to equality and its various interpretations since the framing of the Constitution, with emphasis on racia
