The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
When the editors of the Oxford English Dictionary put out a call during the late 19th century pleading for "men of letters" to provide help with their mammoth undertaking, hundreds of responses came forth. Some helpers, like Dr. W.C. Minor, provided literally thousands of entries to the editors. But Minor, an American expatriate in England and a Civil War veteran, was actually a certified lunatic who turned in his dictionary entries from the Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum.
Key Concepts in Communication and Cultural Studies
Key Concepts in Communication and Cultural Studies is an introductory guide for those who need to "come to terms" with the fields of communications and cultural studies. Over 300 entries introduce the reader to key points in the areas, as well the historical underpinnings of each concept, and provides references for further reading. This edition contains over 60 new entries, with existing entries revised to maintain currency with the developments of the 80s. These elements, as well as the expertise of the authors in the fields of culture and communication, combine to provide an a broad and useful study of culture and communication.
International Encyclopedia of Ergonomics and Human Factors
This is the first encyclopedia in the field and provides a comprehensive and authoritative compendium of current knowledge on ergonomics and human factors and a definitive and powerful resource. It also gives specific information on concepts and tools unique to ergonomics. It consists of approximately 500 entries running to about 2016 pages, published in three volumes. The entries are organized alphabetically and written in such a way that the non-expert will get a clear and simple outline of the topic as well as some precise practical information (such as a table of normative anthropometric data). It also includes a bibliography structured by theme.
Developed from the long-running, successful pocket series, this new Economist essential A-Z series is launched in Spring 2003 in a strikingly attractive paper back format, with flaps and distinctive red end papers. Following an introduction on the dramatic changes that have taken place in the financial world and the immense influence the financial markets have over our lives, the bulk of the book contains an extensive A-Z containing several hundred entries that explain with clarity and a healthy dose of irreverence the most important and interesting - things you need to know about the world of finance - as well as some of its more odd and inconsequential aspects.
Historical Dictionary of Mesopotamia, Second Edition
The second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Mesopotamia defines concepts, customs, and notions peculiar to the civilization of ancient Mesopotamia, from adult adoption to ziggurats. This is accomplished through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, appendixes, and hundreds of cross-reference dictionary entries on religion, economy, society, geography, and important kings and rulers.
