Presents historical essays on each of the major reform efforts in the United States, including such movements as those dealing with labor, temperance, abolition, women's suffrage, civil rights, gay ri
Presents historical essays on each of the major reform efforts in the United States, including such movements as those dealing with labor, temperance, abolition, women's suffrage, civil rights, gay ri
Moran (Middlebury College) assembles 34 biographies of Chinese fiction writers prominent in the first half of the twentieth century. The contributors, who are scholars based around the world, also cri
Written by academic specialists at universities in Europe, Australia, and North America, the entries of this reference are authoritative but also accessible to the undergraduate student and general re
The bulk of this encyclopedia--the second edition of a work first published in 1988 as World Encyclopedia of Police Forces and Penal System--consist of 198 country studies on institutions of law enfor
In this comprehensive resource, Lerner and Lerner bring together 146 primary source documents on crime and punishment from the nineteenth to twenty-first century. These include speeches, legislation,
This fourth and final volume in the Dictionary of Literary Biography's series on the literary historiography of Australia covers writers who published their first major work after 1975 and before 2000
Two volumes provide information on the events, places, and personalities that dominated the Revolutionary era in America, while the third offers a state-by-state guide to important Revolutionary War s
Zooming in on key locations connected to the American Revolution, this expanded and completely revised edition of Col. Mark M. Boatner III's Landmarks of the American Revolution goes beyond U.S. borde
Provides biographies of key figures in American history, a historical almanac of the period, copies of primary source documents, a chronology, a glossary of difficult words, and a cumulative index.
Provides biographies of key figures in American history, a historical almanac of the period, copies of primary source documents, a chronology, a glossary of difficult words, and a cumulative index.
This companion volume to The Roaring Twenties: Biographies (ISBN: 1-4144-0211-2) begins with a timeline situating this colorful era in historical context. Illustrated entries highlight such major tren
Many of us know that much of Samuel Beckett's early work was published in French, but few of us know his first effort upon his return to English was a ten-page story consisting of one paragraph. This
"This set offers a fascinating look at how Americans spend their free time and entertain themselves. A total of 271 essays present chiefly historical perspectives in the fields of American and cultura
Pointing out the relative youth of Danish literature in the context of world literatures, editor Stecher-Hansen (U. of Washington) introduces the subject and discusses her selection of writers. Follow
As a political, social and cultural entity, Norway changed much in the twentieth century. It became independent from Sweden less than a century before to produced national heroes such as Amundson. It
Volume 292 of the Dictionary of Literary Biography focuses on American novelists of the 21st century. The editors (both Northwestern State U.) discuss trends in contemporary American literature--inclu
Bogucki (Princeton U.) and Crabtree (anthropology, New York U.) head an impressive group of archaeologists and anthropologists at universities and museums in the UK, the US, Switzerland, the Netherlan
Provides an overview of the Industrial Revolution, including the history of the era, the technological advances, the migration of workers, the impact on society, and the changes in the workplace.
Provides title, subject, and author access to the contents of a set of books about people and events in United States history during the years 1929 through 1939.
This impressive reference contains well-researched entries, many written by specialists. The defining subject of food and culture allows a broad selection of topics; readers will delight in the variet
Presents 647 brief biographies of notable figures who were active in the 1960s, summarizing each figure's family history, education, occupation, cause of death, achievements, and legacy.
A collection of 750 biographies and portraits of notable historic and current figures in American and world history, literature, science and math, arts and entertainment, and the social sciences.
Profiles fifty people who played a significant role during the Renaissance and Reformation periods in Europe, including John Calvin, Peter Paul Rubens, Catherine de Medici, and Johannes Kepler.
After introducing how Allende, who has been called the "Latin Scheherazade," interweaves her fiction and life in exile from Chile, Levine (Spanish, Montclair State U.) devotes a chapter each to readin
"Locating information on women is difficult and the editors have done a fine job assembling and publishing information extant on individual women from many nations both living and dead. Because in som
Presents biographies of twenty-six men and women who participated in or were affected by the Korean War, including politicians, military leaders, journalists, and nurses.
Explores the similarities and differences of over two hundred different cultures, explains how geographic borders define and separate nations, and describes cultural variations in foods, rituals, past
"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
"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 more than one thousand entries detailing the major ideas, discoveries, and issues in physics, along with profiles of notable individuals and a chronology.
Surveys the rise of the movements in Europe and Japan that led to World War II, recounts the course of the war and the main features of the Holocaust, offers selections from primary sources, and profi
Contains 17 essays, both newly commissioned and reprinted, addressing Kenyan writer Ngugi wa Thiong'o's novels and his political struggle against colonialism and neocolonialism. Works discussed in on
"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
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
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
