The Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History set and its Supplement are the basis for this new student set. Designed as a curriculum-related reference source, the 4-vol. set covers the Afr
Presents the life stories of twenty-eight individuals who helped the United States expand to the Pacific Ocean, including pioneers, politicians, entrepreneurs, explorers, Native American leaders, and
Alphabetical entries include an introduction, plot summary, author biography, character analysis, and critical overview of style and historical context
Pratt (English, U. of Nebraska-Lincoln) views this Victorian English poet and literary and social critic, who pursued a society's "best self" via the power of language, as relevant to postmodern cultu
"Nicolas Slonimsky's venerable single-volume reference is now a six-volume set, with better page layout and typeface, and a subject range outside its traditional concentration on classical music. Unde
This four-volume set explores the Holocaust as symptomatic of modern society itself and not of some earlier, uncivilized world. It is based in part on an Encyclopedia of the Holocaust published more
More than twelve hundred entries describe the ideas, discoveries, and developments in sociology and related areas of psychology, history, geography, and other fields, along with profiles of individual
Offers a sweeping survey of the men and women who made important discoveries in a variety of fields, including anthropology, bacteriology, immunology, organic chemistry, and crystallography. Profiles
Scholars of Japanese literature from a number of prestigious US universities present 24 essays profiling as many writers, among them Novel-Prize winners Kawabata Yasunari and Oe Kenzaburo; and Murakam
Presents nineteen documents written during the Middle Ages, including excerpts from Augustine's "Confessions," Dante's "Inferno," and Marco Polo's travel writings, and includes background information
This updated second edition of Notable Twentieth-Century Scientists provides biographies of approximately 1,600 scientist in the natural, physical, and applied sciences, including astronomy, biology
"This series discusses how the major fields of science developed during specific time periods. Each volume focuses on a range of years and includes developments in exploration, life sciences, mathemat
Offers a comprehensive overview of the Middle Ages from the fall of the Roman Empire through the 14th century, covering the Carolingian Age, the Crusades, and developments in Eastern Europe, the Islam
Includes entries for a variety of novels, containing biographical data, summary, character descriptions, themes, historical and cultural context, critical overview, critical excerpts, and an original
Documents from the Code of Hammurabi to the All Africa News Agency provide commentary and insight into the ancient institution of slavery, the rise of child laborers, and the modern occurance of sex s
Ford (1944-) published his first novel, A Piece of My Heart in 1976, and since then has written several short-story collections and novels, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning Independence Day . W
Gladstein, a Rand and Steinbeck scholar, as well as an associate dean of liberal arts at the University of Texas, El Paso, links the biography of the high-priestess of individualism to the development
Entries on African literary works from Thomas Mofolo's "Chaka" to Doris Lessing's "African Laughter" describe each works' genre, contents, and reflection of real-life events in African history and in
Early reviews and later literary criticism, some reprinted and some commissioned, explore the work of the contemporary American writer. Among the books reviewed are Welcome to Hard Times , Big as Li
Includes entries for a variety of novels, containing biographical data, summary, character descriptions, themes, historical and cultural context, critical overview, critical excerpts, and an original
The relatively unknown fictionist, John Fante (1909-83) compared with William Saroyan and considered a forerunner of the Beats depicted Italian American experience in conflict with Anglo culture in su
"This series discusses how the major fields of science developed during specific time periods. Each volume focuses on a range of years and includes developments in exploration, life sciences, mathemat
Designed for middle and high school aged students, this volume presents approximately 30 full and excerpted Revolutionary era speeches, diary entries, poems, and documents. Each entry, organized into
Beginning with an account of noted literary critic F.R. Leavis's life and career, this study examines his influence on the world of English literature. From his ability in 1932 to shift critical empha
Includes entries for a variety of novels, containing biographical data, summary, character descriptions, themes, historical and cultural context, critical overview, critical excerpts, and an original
Entries contain the full text of the poem, a line-by-line discussion of its meaning, a summary of themes, an analysis of style, and an essay linking the poem to its historical context.
This three-volume reference comprises 595 articles written by leading historians, psychologists, anthropologists, folklorists, sociologists, criminologists, and medical researchers. In addition to bio
Volume II of a projected six-volume set designed to stimulate critical thinking about major historical events by illuminating opposing viewpoints and perspectives on heavily debated questions. Each vo
Twenty primary source documents from speeches, memoirs, poems, novels, and autobiographies present the words of Americans with roots in Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Iraq, Egypt, and other Arab nations
Presents the historical events and social issues of colonial America through twenty-four primary documents, including diary entries, poems, and personal narratives
Presents fifteen excerpts from primary sources related to World War II, including speeches, diary entries, newspaper accounts, novels, poems, and memoirs
Includes entries for a variety of novels, containing biographical data, summary, character descriptions, themes, historical and cultural context, critical overview, critical excerpts, and an original
Volume I of a projected six-volume set designed to stimulate critical thinking about major historical events by illuminating opposing viewpoints and perspectives on heavily debated questions. Each vol
Analyzes this dramatic and prolific period in the composition of verse, discussing the work of major writers such as W.H. Auden and Dylan Thomas, as well as that of Britain's lesser known poets. Uses
