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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
An encyclopedia designed especially to meet the needs of elementary, junior high, and senior high school students.
The World Book Encyclopedia
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
An encyclopedia designed especially to meet the needs of elementary, junior high, and senior high school students.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
An encyclopedia designed especially to meet the needs of elementary, junior high, and senior high school students.
Encyclopedia of New Age Beliefs
Author: John Ankerberg
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
ISBN: 9781565071605
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 692
Book Description
This comprehensive, indexed volume includes short, one-page listings of pertinent facts about a particular movement, its founder, how it claims to work, scientific evaluations done, and its potential dangers. Some topics covered are angels, visualization, shamanism, hypnosis, new age medicine and martial arts.
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
ISBN: 9781565071605
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 692
Book Description
This comprehensive, indexed volume includes short, one-page listings of pertinent facts about a particular movement, its founder, how it claims to work, scientific evaluations done, and its potential dangers. Some topics covered are angels, visualization, shamanism, hypnosis, new age medicine and martial arts.
Europe 1450 to 1789
Author: Jonathan Dewald
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780684312002
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
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ISBN: 9780684312002
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
The Encyclopedia of the Modern World
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern World
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Category : Civilization, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description
The Encyclopedia of the Modern World delves into the period from 1750 to the present, providing special attention to social, economic, cultural and political topics applicable to the time. The breadth of knowledge offered within this multivolume set is astounding, with features spanning articles on countries, regions, and ethnic groups; themes involving social history, demography, family life, politics, economics, religion, thought, education, science and technology, and culture; events such as major wars; and extensive coverage of the United States. Detailed articles cover not only the major facts but the interpretations as well and are written for readers who are not specialists in the particular area. Enriched with over 800 halftones and 50 maps, this reference work is essential for any scholar, general reader, collector or curator interested in this rich and varied time in history. Through its fluent global coverage The Encyclopedia of Modern World provides information about and interpretation of major developments across particular regionsboth salient events and regional perspectives on common themes such as politics, demography, social class, and gender. Readers can explore topics that have global implications, such as migration, childhood, and foods, topics that can be viewed through a combination of global patterns and key comparisons. Entries also shed light on standard geographic and ethnic units, such as Scandinavia, Korea, or the Gypsies, in the modern period. The Encyclopedia presents unprecedented coverage of global processes and institutions themselves including the International Red Cross, and the League of Nations. - Publisher.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civilization, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description
The Encyclopedia of the Modern World delves into the period from 1750 to the present, providing special attention to social, economic, cultural and political topics applicable to the time. The breadth of knowledge offered within this multivolume set is astounding, with features spanning articles on countries, regions, and ethnic groups; themes involving social history, demography, family life, politics, economics, religion, thought, education, science and technology, and culture; events such as major wars; and extensive coverage of the United States. Detailed articles cover not only the major facts but the interpretations as well and are written for readers who are not specialists in the particular area. Enriched with over 800 halftones and 50 maps, this reference work is essential for any scholar, general reader, collector or curator interested in this rich and varied time in history. Through its fluent global coverage The Encyclopedia of Modern World provides information about and interpretation of major developments across particular regionsboth salient events and regional perspectives on common themes such as politics, demography, social class, and gender. Readers can explore topics that have global implications, such as migration, childhood, and foods, topics that can be viewed through a combination of global patterns and key comparisons. Entries also shed light on standard geographic and ethnic units, such as Scandinavia, Korea, or the Gypsies, in the modern period. The Encyclopedia presents unprecedented coverage of global processes and institutions themselves including the International Red Cross, and the League of Nations. - Publisher.
Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World
Author: Mary Zeiss Stange
Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 1412976855
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 2017
Book Description
This work includes 1000 entries covering the spectrum of defining women in the contemporary world.
Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 1412976855
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 2017
Book Description
This work includes 1000 entries covering the spectrum of defining women in the contemporary world.
The Encyclopedia of the Peoples of the World
Author: Amiram Gonen
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
ISBN: 9780805022568
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 703
Book Description
Identifies more than two thousand ethnic groups around the world, and discusses each group's culture, social and economic conditions, and politics
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
ISBN: 9780805022568
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 703
Book Description
Identifies more than two thousand ethnic groups around the world, and discusses each group's culture, social and economic conditions, and politics
The World Encyclopedia of Modern Guns
Author: A. J. R. Cormack
Publisher: Conran Octopus
ISBN: 9780706409741
Category : Firearms
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Publisher: Conran Octopus
ISBN: 9780706409741
Category : Firearms
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Encyclopedia of Modern Dictators
Author: Frank J. Coppa
Publisher: Peter Lang
ISBN: 9780820450100
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Original Scholarly Monograph
Publisher: Peter Lang
ISBN: 9780820450100
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Original Scholarly Monograph
Science in the Contemporary World
Author: Eric G. Swedin
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
ISBN: 1851095241
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An introductory A-Z resource detailing the scientific achievements of the contemporary world and analyzing the key scientific trends, discoveries, and personalities of the modern age.
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
ISBN: 1851095241
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An introductory A-Z resource detailing the scientific achievements of the contemporary world and analyzing the key scientific trends, discoveries, and personalities of the modern age.