Examines the ways in which hair has served as a signifier of class, gender, ethnicity, conformity/non-comfority, authority, and power throughout history. Countless issues and examples are explored in this volume including: hair styles of royalty; wigs worn by lawmakers and judges; ceremonial hairstyles of tribes throughout the world; Oliver Cromwell's Roundheads; hair in the counterculture (including the musical "Hair"); skinheads, Mohawks and punk style; the hairstyles of First Ladies; celebrity hairstyles; women shaving their heads to subvert gender and sexuality stereotyping; the entire...
Examines the ways in which hair has served as a signifier of class, gender, ethnicity, conformity/non-comfority, authority, and power throughout hi...
In a time of war, when the need for military personnel is greatest, do restrictions on women soldiers still make sense? Proponents of the existing policies say that, although times may be changing, war is not the time to engage in social experiments that they say could impact unit cohesion and morale. But opponents question how we justify our fight to maintain a free and open society while denying some the right to fully serve to defend those freedoms. Do such restrictions have legitimate aims or are they based on outdated stereotypes? "Women in the Military" explores these and other related...
In a time of war, when the need for military personnel is greatest, do restrictions on women soldiers still make sense? Proponents of the existing pol...
This series introduces the general reader to various figures in Native American history from the 17th to the 20th century. The volumes explore the lives and accomplishments of a range of native figures who overcame obstacles to become notable in their chosen fields of endeavour, including the arts and literature, politics, religion and medicine.
This series introduces the general reader to various figures in Native American history from the 17th to the 20th century. The volumes explore the liv...
Are people today any more or less interested in looks than those who lived 100, 200, or 2,000 years ago? "For Appearances' Sake" answers that question and more as the first reference work to examine all aspects of beauty, body ornamentation, and grooming. More than 300 entries tell the story, from ancient times to the present, of the products, practices, and people that make beauty a multi-billion dollar industry. Quite different from reference works that focus on the how-to aspects of beauty, this volume is innovative for its historical and global approach to how people care for their...
Are people today any more or less interested in looks than those who lived 100, 200, or 2,000 years ago? "For Appearances' Sake" answers that quest...
The horror of war and its profound impact on children are presented dramatically in the DEGREESIEncyclopedia of Youth and War. DEGREESR This unique encyclopedia offers behind-the-scenes accounts of how young people were both victims of and participants in wars of the 20th century and befo
The horror of war and its profound impact on children are presented dramatically in the DEGREESIEncyclopedia of Youth and War. DEGREESR This unique...
"Jonas Salk, Revised Edition" describes this respected immunologist's medical research and his lifelong efforts to promote scientific and human progress on a global scale. By chronicling Salk's story and his fight against polio, this engrossing book shows how scientists build upon the achievements of others while bringing their own perspective to the challenges they face in the laboratory and in the field. This revised edition brings readers up-to-date regarding Salk's final years and the current work of the Salk Institute. It also describes the global campaign to eradicate polio from the...
"Jonas Salk, Revised Edition" describes this respected immunologist's medical research and his lifelong efforts to promote scientific and human progre...
Women have participated in sports throughout history, but only in recent years has this participation become widespread and attained recognition equal to that of men. "Encyclopedia of Women and Sports" is a clearly written, comprehensive, illustrated volume including nearly 600 entries on all aspects of women and sports in the United States, from the different sports to people and events; from teams and organizations to laws and court cases.
Readers will learn about Stacy Allison, the first woman to climb Mt. Everest; women who have run the Boston Marathon; how the 19th Amendment has...
Women have participated in sports throughout history, but only in recent years has this participation become widespread and attained recognition eq...
