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This volume of The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture reflects the dramatic increase in research on the topic of gender over the past thirty years, revealing that even the most familiar subjects take on new significance when viewed through the lens of gender. The wide range of entries explores how...

The Inca Empire existed for fewer than 100 years, yet ruled more subjects than either the Aztecs or the Maya and occupied a territory stretching nearly 3000 miles. The Incas left no system of writing; what we know of them has been gleaned from the archaeological record and accounts written following...

This volume of The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture addresses the cultural, social, and intellectual terrain of myth, manners, and historical memory in the American South. Evaluating how a distinct southern identity has been created, recreated, and performed through memories that blur the line...

There is no denying that race is a critical issue in understanding the South. However, this concluding volume of The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture challenges previous understandings, revealing the region's rich, ever-expanding diversity and providing new explorations of race relations. In 36...

La Garzantina di Filosofia è una guida rigorosa ed esauriente al pensiero occidentale, alla sua storia e ai suoi esponenti. Le circa 3000 voci dell’enciclopedia trattano gli autori, le dottrine e le scuole (dall’atomismo all’esistenzialismo, dal positivismo alla fenomenologia), i settori di...

Make way for this defiantly idiosyncratic, hilariously illuminating compendium of curiosities you never knew you wanted to know! How do you flirt in Turkish? How do you dump someone in Japanese? What are the names of all the animals ever sent into space? These are just some of the fun and insightful...

Rebels and Renegades examines 350 years of history through the eyes of the uncompromising. Presented in nine clearly written chronological chapters, this comprehensive reference covers the major events and personalities in the history of extremism in the U.S. Besides chronicling the event itself,...

An “excellent” A-to-Z reference of female fighters in history, myth, and literature—from goddesses to gladiators to guerrilla warriors (Library Journal). This is an astounding collection of female fighters, from heads of state and goddesses to pirates and gladiators. Each entry is drawn...

Produced in association with the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago, the Encyclopedia of Radio includes more than 600 entries covering major countries and regions of the world as well as specific programs and people, networks and organizations, regulation and policies, audience research,...

With information on over 500 organizations, their founders and membership, this unique encyclopedia is an invaluable resource on the history of African-American activism. Entries on both historical and contemporary organizations include: * African Aid Society * African-Americans for Humanism * Black...

Offering a broad, up-to-date reference to the long history and cultural legacy of education in the American South, this timely volume of The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture surveys educational developments, practices, institutions, and politics from the colonial era to the present. With over...

La littérature française en 200 notions clés ! La poésie épique, la querelle des Anciens et des Modernes, l'Encyclopédie de Dideret et d'Alambert, le Nouveau Roman...la collection pour les Nuls propose un tour d'horizon de" la littérature française à travers 200 notions clés illustrées !

La nouvelle édition du best-seller qui a déjà conquis 100 000 lecteurs ! La nouvelle édition du best-seller qui a déjà conquis 100 000 lecteurs ! " Mignonne, allons voir si la rose ", les amours de Rodrigue et Chimène, la madeleine de Proust... Cela évoque-t-il pour vous de...

Cueillez dès aujourd'huy les roses de la poésie ! " Sous le pont Mirabeau coule la Seine ", " Heureux qui comme Ulysse ", " Mignonne allons voir si la rose "... Vous souvenez-vous de ces quelques vers appris sur le banc de l'école ? Et n'avez-vous pas envie...