Reference works

The Historical Dictionary of the Jews presents the history of the Jewish people and their religious culture in a way that makes clear how and why this small, ancient people have survived nearly four millennia and managed to play such an important role in the world-well out of proportion to their population.

In less than 120 years an activity invented by one man to alleviate winter boredom for a college gym class has evolved into a worldwide multi-billion dollar enterprise.

Once on the margins of European empires, notably those of France, England and Spain, then a focus of international rivalries and wars during the 18th century, Canada is now a nation that is front and center in the world's affairs.

Christian communities in the state Andhra Pradesh of south India and the Telugu Christians in diaspora have passed their stories from one generation to the next by oral traditions as well as in scattered texts.

The Talmud chronicles the early development of rabbinic Judaism through the writings and commentaries of the rabbis whose teachings form its foundation.

This Historical Dictionary of Romantic Music provides detailed and authoritative articles for the most important composers, concepts, genres, music educators, performers, theorists, writings, and works of cultivated music in Europe and the Americas during the period 1789-1914.

Swimming has been an Olympic sport since the inception of the Games, with the 100, 400, and 1500 freestyles being the original events along with the 100 freestyle for sailors.

The monarch is the United Kingdom's head of state, exercising powers that are circumscribed by common law, convention, and statute law.

In the history of the United States, few periods could more justly be regarded as the best and worst of times than the Kennedy-Johnson era.

The sport of tennis has been played in one form or another for more than 800 years.

The Reformation of the 16th century was a complex and multifaceted political, social, cultural, and religious process.

The United States Navy has evolved in the last century and a half from humble and often frustrating beginnings during and after the Revolutionary War to become the strongest navy in the world with responsibilities that span the globe.

The Renaissance era was launched in Italy and gradually spread to the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, France, and other parts of Europe and the New World, with figures like Robert Campin, Jan van Eyck, Rogier van der Weyden, Albrecht Durer, and Albrecht Altdorfer.

The role of the African American in American history has been documented but sometimes ignored by historians.

As the seventh and probably last state to arise from the ruins of the former Yugoslavia, Kosovo is the newest country in Europe.

Literary fashions come and go, but some hang around longer than others, like Gothic literature which has existed ever since The Castle of Otranto in 1764.

Human beings have been concerned about nature and their place in it for millennia.

The Story of Boogie-Woogie: A Left Hand Like God examines the socio-historical background of the boogie-woogie piano style, from its early appearances in the barrelhouses of lumber, turpentine, and railroad camps in the southern United States, to its emergence at rent parties in Chicago and St.

Any singer longing to have a career in opera, particularly in Europe, should be familiar with the European system of classifying voices know as Fach.

In Radical Reads, Joni Richards Bodart identified 101 young adult books that featured gritty, complex plots, focused on multidimensional characters, and tackled such difficult subjects as teenage pregnancy, dysfunctional families, gangs, prejudice, violence, drugs, or other provocative issues.

Church Woodwork in the British Isles, 1100-1535: An Annotated Bibliography is a thoroughly researched bibliographic guide to monographic, serial, archival, and graphical resources that deal with all aspects of late Romanesque, Gothic, and early Renaissance ecclesiastical woodwork in churches throughout the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.

The growing emphasis on globalization in the context of higher education has resulted in changes in academic curricula, increasing numbers of global partnerships, and in more concentrated efforts to recruit international students at North American universities.

In the 19th and 20th centuries, dozens of anarchist publications appeared throughout the United States despite limited financial resources, a pestering and censorial postal department, and persistent harassment, arrest, and imprisonment by the State.

From prehistoric Scotland to the Brexit referendum, this little book covers all of the main events in Scottish history.

In his third book about the conversion to Judaism, Lawrence J.

Ethical Practice in Child and Adolescent Analysis and Psychotherapy: Protecting Safety in a Therapeutic Environment by Anita G.

While it can be traced to the 1700s, the term thanatology has gained traction in recent decades to refer to the study of death.

For millions of people throughout the world, the Hebrew Bible functions as the foundation of their faith.

The Talmud chronicles the early development of rabbinic Judaism through the writings and commentaries of the rabbis whose teachings form its foundation.

Political developments in Georgia have always been baffling to those who did not live there.

Forgotten Origin is the third in a series of books dedicated to the first Homo sapiens: the Australian Aboriginal people.

This is the first detailed analysis of a completely excavated northern Iroquoian community, a sixteenth-century ancestral Wendat village on the north shore of Lake Ontario.

Turning Adversity to Advantage is the story of the Lipan Apaches, who are now one of the forgotten Indian tribes of Texas and northern Mexico, yet they were once one of the largest and most aggressive tribes of the Rio Grande region.

Although Lipan Apache culture was studied by one of the most eminent anthropologists of the twentieth century, many important questions remain.

The Scalping of the Great Sioux Nation recalls Davis' early upbringing and education on two Indian reservations.

Collaboration among contemporary Native American communities and local public schools is vital for nurturing Native languages.

Today as in the past there are many cultural and commercial representations of American Indians that, thoughtlessly or otherwise, negatively shape the images of indigenous people.

This book is about the tangled relationship between Native peoples and archaeologists in the American Southwest.

The Eastern Archaic, Historicized offers an alternative perspective on the genesis and transformation of cultural diversity over eight millennia of hunter-gatherer dwelling in eastern North America.

Contested Images: Women of Color in Popular Culture is a collection of 17 essays that analyze representations in popular culture of African American, Asian American, Latina, and Native American women.

The year 2017 is the Chinese Year of the Rooster - what will this mean for you?

Archaeology is one of our most powerful sources of new information about the past, about the lives of our ancient and not-so-ancient ancestors.

In Worlds of Gender ten prominent scholars consider the research on gender and archaeology that has been conducted around the world.

American Indian Nations takes stock of Indian history, policy, and culture over the past 30 years.

The year 2016 is the Chinese Year of the Monkey - what will this mean for you?

The year 2016 is the Chinese Year of the Monkey - what will this mean for you?

The year 2015 is the Chinese Year of the Goat - what will this mean for you?

The year 2016 is the Chinese Year of the Monkey - what will this mean for you?

Now available as an ebook.

The truth behind your crappy sun sign.