This title focuses on the North American Indian tribes. Major Mesoamerican groups such as the Aztec, Maya, and Toltec are also included. Topics covered include: festivals and pow-wows, populations of US reservations, organizations, agencies, societies and a list of tribes by culture area.
This title focuses on the North American Indian tribes. Major Mesoamerican groups such as the Aztec, Maya, and Toltec are also included. Topics covere...
Two to five-page articles arranged alphabetically, cover a wide range of civil rights topics, from abolition to AIDS to Propostion 209. Appendices include biographies of 80 notable African Americans, a timeline that stretches from 1619-1998, a copy of the US Constitution and a 20-page bibliography.
Two to five-page articles arranged alphabetically, cover a wide range of civil rights topics, from abolition to AIDS to Propostion 209. Appendices inc...
This three volume set has been designed to reflect the British novelists most often studied at high school and in undergraduate literature courses. Included are profiles of 89 English authors, six Scottish, and nine Irish, arranged alphabetically for easy access. The novelist's birth dates and significant places are listed, along with a glossary of useful term and techniques.
This three volume set has been designed to reflect the British novelists most often studied at high school and in undergraduate literature courses. In...
These volumes examine the crisis areas in the nations of the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia and East Asia. The 34 articles are updated versions of articles that appeared in World Conflicts and Confrontations.
These volumes examine the crisis areas in the nations of the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia and East Asia. The 34 articles are updated versio...
The United States was forged as a nation in a war, and through its long history, it has repeatedly had to go back to war to protect its independence and the freedoms on which it was founded. Although war runs counter to the democratic principles of the United States, it is an unavoidable central theme of American history. The United States at War addresses this theme by offering compact surveys of the most important military conflicts in which the United States has been involved--from the Revolutionary War through the Iraq War of 2003. The two-volume set's 177 essays examine these conflicts...
The United States was forged as a nation in a war, and through its long history, it has repeatedly had to go back to war to protect its independence a...
Dr. Weinkauf provides a complete overview of Ngaio Marsh's crime novels, from her beginnings in 1934 to her final book, "Light Thickens," published posthumously in 1982.
Dr. Weinkauf provides a complete overview of Ngaio Marsh's crime novels, from her beginnings in 1934 to her final book, "Light Thickens," published po...