The Middle East is the site of the first great civilizations in history. Today, it remains one of the most significant regions of the world for a variety of political, economic, and religious reasons. This two volume set spans the history of the region and includes a variety of documents from several eras.

This three-volume set covers 400 of the most important and most publicized scandals throughout the world since the beginning of the 20th century.

This new 3-volume set includes a wide range of important issues and debate topics surrounding education in America today. From Gender Issues and Diversity Education to Funding and Parental Involvement, these information-packed entries provide students and

As gay, lesbian, and transgender individuals have continued their fight for basic rights and equal treatment under the law, various court cases and challenges to those cases have continued to refine the debate. This new resource provides important analyses of over 80 documents significant to LGBTQ rights.

With 100 concise essays on significant novels and movie adaptations, ranging from classics to contemporary favorites, this new Salem edition will appeal to students of literature and film, not to mention movie lovers from every walk of life.

Provides in-depth insight into over 140 of the most popular and studied graphic novels. Researchers will be familiar with the characters and stories included in this collection, but will gain a deeper new understanding, as the literary nature of the stories is presented in critical format by leading writers in the field of study.

Provides in-depth insight for over 70 of the most popular manga graphic novels, ranging from metaseries to stand-alone books. This set focuses on translated works that have been particularly influential in the development of the manga tradition.

Explores the work of the groundbreaking author of Black Boy and Native Son, to place the author's body of work in the canon of American literature, the literature of identity and literature of protest.

Offers a multidisciplinary range of perspectives on George Orwell's classic satire. This volume includes a consideration of Animal Farm's rhetorical use by contemporary British politicians, a biopolitical reading of the text, a consideration of the work within the tradition of beast fables, and an analysis of Orwell's use of humour.

Winner of the 1953 National Book Award for Fiction and often listed among the top one hundred novels of the twentieth century. This volume places Ellison's work within the contexts of the African American literary canon as well as within the broader traditions of American and world literature.