Encyclopaedias and reference works

This one-volume encyclopedia examines jobs and occupations from around the world that are unique and out of the ordinary, from bike fishermen in the Netherlands and professional wedding guests in South Korea to elephant dressers in India.

This volume explores the idea of unemployment, as nineteenth-century economists constructed the category 'unemployment', referring to a structural problem that caused 'genuine workmen' to be temporarily unemployed through no fault of their own.

The Side Effects of Drugs Annual was first published in 1977.

What did Dickens mean to Dostoevsky, and what did the Russian writer owe to England's greatest entertainer?

Originally published in 1957,the first part of this volume examines physical education in classical Greece and Imperial Rome during the first and second centuries A.

One of the most powerful forces in world culture, American cinema has a long and complex history that stretches through more than a century.

This book, first published in 1986, is a practical resource to planning science and technology libraries.

The Title 'Encyclopaedia of Dalits in India (Women) written/authored/edited by Sanjay Paswan, Paramanshi Jaideva', published in the year 2002.

This book, first published in 1992, equips library managers in all types of libraries to make the administrative changes necessary to deal with new information technologies.

This book provides an original, impassioned exploration of memory studies and the uses of the past in the present.

This ebook is now available from Bloomsbury Academic.

This highly readable and valuable resource revisits the personalities and events that sparked the cultural revolutions synonymous with the 1960s.

"e;Incredibly detailed and well-documented"e; (San Francisco Book Review), a revelatory history of the actions of five Indian Nations during the Civil War.

This work is a simplified introductory grammar of Biblical Hebrew based on the inductive study of selected chapters from the Hebrew Bible: Genesis 22, Genesis 12, Deuteronomy 5, Joshua 24, II Samuel 11-12, Genesis 1, Jeremiah 1, and Psalm 51.

Now in its tenth edition, this classic reference contains vital information in three major areas: Detailed information on each of more than 500 graduate level departments with more than 1000 counselor preparation programs; Statistical treatment with interpretations of composite national research on the six largest types of entry level (master's and sixth year) and four doctoral level counseling programs; trends based on comparison of 1999 data with longitudinal data collected periodically since 1970.

The essays in this volume deal with three fundamental problems in Islamic civilization; the growth among Muslims of a consciousness of belonging to a culture; the unity of Muslim civilization as expressed in literature, political thought, attitude to science and urban structure; and the interaction of Islam with other civilizations.

Offering extensive coverage, this Encyclopedia is a new reference that reflects the vibrant, diverse and evolving culture of modern Japan, spanning from the end of the Japanese Imperialist period in 1945 to the present day.

Are you interested in carrying a handgun for self defense, but dont know where to start?

A History of Eastern Christianity (1968) is a scholarly and comprehensive account of the history of the non-Greek churches of Eastern Christendom.

A helpful and informative guide for librarians responsible for local studies collections covering the key issues in the twenty-first century.

From accountant to zoologist, this new edition of The A-Z of Careers and Jobs is your one-stop shop for insightful guidance on more than 300 different career areas in the UK.

This is a guide to the theory and practice of mediation.

Norman Levine's Canada Made Me, a bitter, critical reassessment of the moral and cultural values of 'the polite nation,' proved so shocking it took 21 yearsdespite initial acclaim when released in 1958to see a Canadian edition.

Covering the rise and fall of the Mongol Empire, this essential reference presents the figures, places, and events that led this once-beleaguered region to rise up to become the largest contiguous empire in history.

This book provides a comprehensive ready-reference of military terms.

2,000 illustrations enable fast and accurate visual diagnosis of more than 200 internal medicine conditionsThis beautiful full-color resource delivers everything practicing internists want and need in an atlas.

In the debate over pollution control, the price of pollution is a key issue.

In Wedding Storyteller, Volume 2: Wedding Case Studies and Workflow, photographer and bestselling author Roberto Valenzuela uses wedding case studies extensively to teach you in great detail the entire Wedding Storyteller Skill Components system that he introduced in Volume 1.

An in-depth look at the consequences of New York City's dramatically expanded policing of low-level offensesFelony conviction and mass incarceration attract considerable media attention these days, yet the most common criminal-justice encounters are for misdemeanors, not felonies, and the most common outcome is not prison.

David Busch's Sony Alpha a7R III Guide to Digital Photography is most comprehensive resource and reference for Sony's high-speed, high-resolution full frame mirrorless camera.

Now in its fifth edition and for the first time available as an electronic product with all entries cross-linked.

The explosion of the field of genetics over the last decade, with the new technologies that have stimulated research, suggests that a new sort of reference work is needed to keep pace with such a fast-moving and interdisciplinary field.

The Sex Offender Register examines the origins, history, structure and legalities of the UK sex offender register, and explores how political and public opinion has influenced the direction the policy of registration has taken.

Psychology and Criminal Justice covers the ways that psychology intersects with the criminal justice system, from explaining criminal behavior to helping improve the three criminal justice pillars of policing, courts, and corrections.

Since the dawn of the republic, faith in social equality, religious freedom, and the right to engage in civic activism have constituted our national creed.

The Historical Dictionary of the George W.

This annotated discography covers the first 50 years of audio recordings by black artists in chronological order, music made in the "e;acoustic era"e; of recording technology.

The intent of any discography is comprehensiveness, aiming to include every recording within its chosen area, and to list all the important details of each.

This book describes various types and sources of crime and explanatory data available to study variation in crime across nations.

The Deleuze and Guattari Dictionary is a comprehensive and accessible guide to the world of Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari, two of the most important and influential thinkers in twentieth-century European philosophy.

A remarkable array of people have been called shamans, while the phenomena identified as shamanism continues to proliferate.

Olivier Messiaen: A Research and Information Guide, Second Edition presents researchers with the most significant and helpful resources on Olivier Messiaen, one of the twentieth century's greatest composers.

'A must read' JAMIE WINDUST'A beautifully honest book' JUNO ROCHE'A superb and necessary book' BEN PECHEYAs a young, queer, plus-size person, Essie Dennis has spent a lot of time feeling like they weren't enough - not queer enough, not feminine enough, not perfect enough.

Examples of ineffective and even negative leaders are all too abundant in sports.

Community Justice discusses concepts of community within the context of justice policy and programs and addresses the important relationship between the criminal justice system and the community in the USA.

The entertainment world lost many notable talents in 2019, including television icon Doris Day, iconic novelist Toni Morrison, groundbreaking director John Singleton, Broadway starlet Carol Channing and lovable Star Wars actor Peter Mayhew.