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Civil Liberties in China by Xiaobing Li 9780313358951
Booksplease Price: $72.41This book examines civil liberties in China today, covering the topics of constitutional rights of citizens, rights of the criminally accused, the court and legal systems, and judicial conflicts... -
Crime in America: A Reference Handbook by Jennifer L. Durham 9780874368413
Booksplease Price: $108.17This volume approaches the full spectrum of crime as an issue in American society today, describing trends in various types of crime and the more recent rise of computer- and technology-related crime... -
Dictionary of Chicano Folklore by Rafaela Castro 9780874369533
Booksplease Price: $108.17Dictionary of Chicano Folklore charts the rich religious, social, artistic, and cultural heritage of Mexican Americans, who continue to evolve the customs and rituals connected to their Spanish and... -
Women in the Third World: A Reference Handbook by Karen L. Kinnear 9780874369229
Booksplease Price: $108.17Provides a balanced survey of existing literature on women throughout the third world. Women in the Third World discusses topics such as the status of women; access to and enrollment in schools and... -
Victims' Rights: A Reference Handbook by Leigh Glenn 9780874368703
Booksplease Price: $108.59In the past 20 years, the victims' rights movement has gathered momentum, often succeeding in its attempts to turn the tables on laws and legislation that traditionally loaded the scales of justice... -
Guide to the Gods by Marjorie Leach 9780874365917
Booksplease Price: $165.71This unique and fascinating volume features every type of deity from every culture in all regions of the world, from prehistory to the present. Guide to the Gods features the familiar gods and... -
Indonesia: A Global Studies Handbook by Florence Lamoureux 9781576079133
Booksplease Price: $108.59A one-stop source for essential information on the history, geography, politics, religion, economy, and culture of the fourth-most-populous country in the world. Indonesia examines precolonial... -
Ethnic Groups of Europe: An Encyclopedia by Jeffrey E. Cole 9781598843026
Booksplease Price: $171.21This comprehensive survey of ethnic groups of Europe reveals the dynamic process of ethnic identity and the relationship of ethnic groups to modern states. Part of a five-volume series on ethnic... -
Yemen by Steven C. Caton 9781598849271
Booksplease Price: $170.16Yemen is a country that is critical to U.S. security and our political interests, yet most Americans know virtually nothing about it. This book unlocks its secrets and explains its complexities in... -
International Warbirds: An Illustrated Guide to World Military Aircraft, 1914-2000 by John C. Fredriksen 9781576073643
Booksplease Price: $172.77In depth descriptions and photographs of the aircraft of 21 nations presented with a unique human dimension that goes behind the machines to the people involved. Invaluable for specialists,... -
Lincoln, the Rise of the Republicans, and the Coming of the Civil War: A Reference Guide by Kerry S. Walters 9781610692045
Booksplease Price: $118.50This succinct and readable account of the heated debate over the expansion of slavery provides readers with a thorough understanding of how the Civil War was precipitated. This book vividly depicts... -
The Underground Railroad: A Reference Guide by Kerry S. Walters 9781598846478
Booksplease Price: $118.50Full of true stories more dramatic than any fiction, The Underground Railroad: A Reference Guide offers a fresh, revealing look at the efforts of hundreds of dedicated persons-white and black, men... -
The World's Population: An Encyclopedia of Critical Issues, Crises, and Ever-Growing Countries by Fred M. Shelley 9781610695060
Booksplease Price: $172.77This one-volume encyclopedia examines key topics, major world players, and imminent problems pertaining to the world's ever-growing population. According to the United Nations, the population of our... -
Courts and Trials: A Reference Handbook by Christopher E. Smith 9781576079331
Booksplease Price: $108.59A collective overview of contemporary developments affecting court organization and judicial procedures. America has a long history of sensationalized trials and infamous lawyers and judges, but what... -
Civil War: People and Perspectives by Lisa Tendrich Frank 9781598840353
Booksplease Price: $170.16This volume offers a social historian's view of the Civil War, shifting the focus away from political and military leaders to look at how the war affected, and was affected by, ordinary citizens of... -
Homosexuality and Science: A Guide to the Debates by Vernon A. Rosario 9781576072813
Booksplease Price: $170.16This comprehensive resource explores the role of science and scientific discovery in the nature versus pathology debate surrounding homosexuality. Homosexuality and Science is the compelling history... -
Women, Science, and Myth: Gender Beliefs from Antiquity to the Present by Sue V. Rosser 9781598840957
Booksplease Price: $171.21This encyclopedia surveys the scientific research on gender throughout the ages-the people, experiments, and impact-of both legitimate and illegitimate findings on the scientific community, women... -
American Homelessness: A Reference Handbook, 3rd Edition by Mary Ellen Hombs 9781576072479
Booksplease Price: $107.54With 50 percent new material, this third edition breaks this complex topic into key elements, examining the roots of the problem, programs that address it, current research, and public perceptions of... -
American Women in Technology: An Encyclopedia by Linda Zierdt-Warshaw 9781576070727
Booksplease Price: $150.89A diverse compendium of biographies of leading American women in the field of technology. American Women in Technology: An Encyclopedia tells the fascinating story of women's contributions to... -
The Animal Experimentation Debate: A Reference Handbook by David E. Newton 9781610693172
Booksplease Price: $108.17Reviewing the topic from antiquity to the present day, this book examines the debate over the use of animals in research in a fair and balanced way. The debate over the use of nonhuman animals in... -
Great Escapes and Rescues: An Encyclopedia by Roger Howard 9781576071908
Booksplease Price: $66.91True stories of exciting escapes and rescues have always been popular. This encyclopaedia presents escapes and rescues from the earliest times to the late-1990s in an A-Z format. Roger Howard... -
Solar Energy: A Reference Handbook by David E. Newton 9781610696951
Booksplease Price: $108.17This book provides an outstanding single-volume resource on the topic of solar energy for young adults and general audiences. While how much longer the world's supply of fossil fuels will last is... -
Global Refugee Crisis: A Reference Handbook, 2nd Edition by Mark Gibney 9781598844559
Booksplease Price: $108.17This book documents the current global refugee crisis and examines the interrelated factors of immigration enforcement, international human rights law, political violence, and refugee protection... -
Families in America: A Reference Handbook by Jeffrey S. Turner 9781576076286
Booksplease Price: $128.84An in-depth and multifaceted examination of the contemporary American family, this introductory handbook is the only one of its kind and presents a solid, authoritative overview. There is little... -
The Industrial Revolution: History, Documents, and Key Questions by Jeff Horn 9781610698849
Booksplease Price: $129.42Through this book's roughly 50 reference entries, readers will gain a better appreciation of what life during the Industrial Revolution was like and see how the United States and Europe rapidly... -
Civil Liberties in America: A Reference Handbook by Samuel Walker 9781576079270
Booksplease Price: $128.84A concise, authoritative guide to civil liberties issues in American society, from freedom of speech and religious liberty to due process, equal protection, and privacy. Written for a general... -
Great Depression: People and Perspectives by Hamilton Cravens 9781598840933
Booksplease Price: $171.72An insightful collection of essays focused on American men, women, and children from a range of economic classes and ethnic backgrounds during the Great Depression. Who were the people waiting in the... -
The Rise of Christianity: History, Documents, and Key Questions by Kevin W. Kaatz 9781610698078
Booksplease Price: $128.84An outstanding resource for high school readers and first-year college students, this book explores early Christianity from its beginnings in the first century through the fourth century when... -
Turning Points-Actual and Alternate Histories: Manifest Destiny and the Expansion of America by Rodney P. Carlisle 9781851098330
Booksplease Price: $170.16In this unique reference, leading historians describe not only how the expansion of the American nation in the early 19th century was a turning point in U.S. history that led to the Civil War, but... -
Brazil: A Global Studies Handbook by Todd L. Edwards 9781851099955
Booksplease Price: $139.17This book is a captivating and authoritative introduction to Brazil-its history, the evolution of its society and culture, and the staggering variety of peoples and landscapes within its borders... -
Encyclopedia of Greco-Roman Mythology by Mike Dixon-Kennedy 9781576070949
Booksplease Price: $140.22Encyclopedia of Greco-Roman Mythology presents over 1,400 comprehensive A-Z entries of the myths and legends of ancient Greece and Rome. The entries are cross-referenced where appropriate, and an... -
Japan: A Global Studies Handbook by Lucien Ellington 9781576072714
Booksplease Price: $139.17A valuable addition to ABC-CLIO's Global Studies series, this resource covers Japan in two main sections-a narrative history and an extensive general reference section. Japan: A Global Studies... -
Handbook of Japanese Mythology by Michael Ashkenazi 9781576074671
Booksplease Price: $149.50An introductory guide to the mythology of Japan-one of the most pervasive yet least understood facets of Japanese culture. Handbook of Japanese Mythology makes it easy to travel this vast yet... -
America's Military Adversaries: From Colonial Times to the Present by John C. Fredriksen 9781576076033
Booksplease Price: $160.88This work chronicles the lives and accomplishments of over 200 enemies who have fought, plotted, spied on, and in some instances defeated U.S. forces over the past three centuries. Books on American... -
Rifles: An Illustrated History of Their Impact by David Westwood 9781851094011
Booksplease Price: $172.77From the musket to the M-16, rifles have played a major role in battle-sometimes tilting the scales in a pivotal moment of war. Yet all too often, poor decisions and ill-conceived "innovations"... -
Multicultural and Diversity Education: A Reference Handbook by Peter Appelbaum 9781576072646
Booksplease Price: $91.01A state-of-the-art resource concentrating on the practical applications, philosophical and social policy motivations, and historical development of various approaches to multicultural education in... -
Artillery: An Illustrated History of Its Impact by Jeff Kinard 9781851095568
Booksplease Price: $171.21Addressing its technical evolution as well as its military and social impact, this comprehensive reference shows how historic leaders such as Dionysus of Syracuse, the Ottoman sultan Mohammad II,... -
Encyclopedia of Folk Heroes by Graham Seal 9781576072165
Booksplease Price: $161.30A wide-ranging and detailed investigation of folk heroes, both fictional and historical, from the earliest times to the present, taken from societies throughout the world as they exist in folktales,... -
Sex, Youth, and Sex Education: A Reference Handbook by David Campos 9781576077764
Booksplease Price: $139.17An authoritative reference that discusses the history of sex education and its ramifications in the United States. Community and school officials, parents, and educators often stay to the wee hours... -
The Assessment Debate: A Reference Handbook by Valerie J. Janesick 9781576072790
Booksplease Price: $91.01An authoritative reference on one of education's hottest topics, describing how the latest testing and assessment tools can be used to help improve student performance. In this comprehensive review...