The U·X·L® Encyclopedia of World Biography features 750 biographies of notable historic and current figures from around the world in 10 volumes. Selected from nearly 7,000 entries included in the Gale's critically acclaimed Encyclopedia of World Biography, 2nd Edition, the entries focus on the people studied most often in middle and high school. Features include 750 black-and-white photos and illustrations; alphabetical arrangement; "Words to Know" section; sidebars highlighting interesting facts; and nationality, ethnicity, occupation and general indexes.
In this wonderful encyclopedia designed for middle- and high-school students, 341 entries explore the wonders of space. Each volume has a theme. Topics such as Communications satellite industry, Law of space, and Space tourism, planetary explorations, Military uses of space, technology, biographical entries, info on galaxies, medical research, satellites - and much much more...
The Shorter REP presents the very best of the acclaimed ten volume Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy in a single work. By selecting and presenting--in full--the most important entries for the beginning philosopher and truncating the rest of the entries to survey the breadth of the field, The Shorter REP will be the only desk reference on philosophy that anyone will need.
Utilizing a historical and international approach, this valuable two-volume resource makes even the more complex linguistic issues understandable for the non-specialized reader. Containing over 500 alphabetically arranged entries and an expansive glossary by a team of international scholars, the Encyclopedia of Linguistics explores the varied perspectives, figures, and methodologies that make up the field.
The Encyclopedia contains four types of entries to thoroughly discuss the different elements of linguistics.
In over 970 alphabetically arranged entries, this single-volume encyclopedia examines both high and popular culture
in the UK, and encompasses everything British--from architecture to
pubs to film to internet to the monarchy. This unique encyclopedia
casts its net over the whole range of British contemporary life.
Entries range from short biographical synopses of the careers of key
individuals to longer overview articles exploring the main issues
within contemporary cultural debates. Bringing together subjects rarely
found in one volume, the Encyclopedia defines "culture" in its broadest
sense, with entries including:
Asian
Press; BBC; Black
Theatre; Michael Caine; Carnaby Street; Channel 4; Jasper Conran;
Daniel Day-Lewis; Drink in Britain; FA Cup; Fantasy Football; Fashion
(90s); Food; Football; Gay and Lesbian Culture; Glenda Jackson; Stanley
Kubrick; Labour Party; Lucian Freud; Monarchy; Musicals; Notting Hill Carnival; Nick Park; Pop Art; Dennis Potter; Raves; The Rushdie Affair;
and much more. The comprehensive system of cross-referencing and
thematic contents list help readers to identify entries from particular
fields. Students, travelers, journalists and general readers will find
this an invaluable reference source on contemporary British life.
