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The Encyclopedia of Surnames is not just another dictionary With entertaining coverage of more than 7,000 surnames listed alphabetically, it provides a complete and accessible companion to tracing the history of names.

Written by John Ayto, a respected lexicographer and author of titles such as Word Origins, the Encyclopedia of Surnames is the ideal gift or research tool for historians, journalists, genealogists, researchers and anyone interested in tracing their family history.

Broad coverage includes supplementary features on famous surnames, surnames of...

This is the paperback edition of a globally recognized sourcebook on race and ethnic relations. It has been assembled by a world-class team of international scholars led by Ellis Cashmore to provide an authoritative, single-volume reference work on all aspects of race and ethnic studies. From Aboriginal Australians to xenophobia, Nelson Mandela to Richard Wagner, sexuality to racial profiling, the Encyclopedia is organized alphabetically and reflects cultural diversity in a global context. The entries range from succinct 400 word definitions to in-depth 2000 word essays to provide...

The Encyclopedia of American Journalism explores the distinctions found in print media, radio, television, and the internet. This work seeks to document the role of these different forms of journalism in the formation of America's understanding and reaction to political campaigns, war, peace, protest, slavery, consumer rights, civil rights, immigration, unionism, feminism, environmentalism, globalization, and more. This work also explores the intersections between journalism and other phenomena in American Society, such as law, crime, business, and consumption. The evolution of...

Die Erforschung der Gewassernamen bekam nach 1945 durch die Tatigkeit des Indogermanisten Hans Krahe neue Impulse, die zur systematischen Erfassung der deutschen Gewassernamen im Projekt "Hydronymia Germaniae" (1960-2005) fuhrten und eine rege Forschungstatigkeit auslosten. Die sich hierdurch ergebenden Erkenntnisse uber das hohe Alter vieler Gewassernamen in Mitteleuropa, ihren besonderen kulturgeschichtlichen Wert, ihren sprachlichen Bau und ihre Etymologie waren bislang nur in rein wissenschaftlichen Publikationen zuganglich. Das Deutsche Gewassernamenbuch verfolgt das Ziel,...