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Sharpe Reference was created to meet the needs of students and researchers in the high school, public, and college library. It provides easy access to a broad array of richly illustrated curriculum related information in the social sciences and humanities – all in clear, easy-to-understand language, often illustrated in full color. Music and art, history and politics, civil and human rights are among the fields covered by these acclaimed single and multi-volume reference works, which can now be found in most public, college, and high school libraries throughout the United States and Canada.

Handsomely designed and illustrated, Sharpe Reference works are the culmination of exhaustive research by leading experts in their fields. They feature numerous maps and photographs, time lines, charts, lists, tables, bibliographies, glossaries and indexes that lend impact and immediacy to the information they provide. As we continue to expand the program, each new title will provide insightful coverage of topics essential for understanding the world in which we live. Sharpe Reference is committed to creating significant, easy-to-use and interesting reference materials for the library market.

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 African Americans in Sports
 Edited by: David K. Wiggins
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8055-6
USD: $159.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
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466pp. Two volumes; photographs, chronology, bibliography, general and sport indexes.
Publication Date: December 2003.

 
 America in World History: America as World Frontier (First Encounters to 1776); America in the Age of Nation Building (1776 to 1898); Rise to Global Power (1898 to 1965); Challenges of Globalization (1965 to the Present)
 
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8171-3
USD: $299.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
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512pp. Four volumes; four color; sidebars; special features; maps; illustrations; primary source documents; timeline; guided readings; glossaries; indexes.
Publication Date: November 2009.

  Library Journal Best Reference
A RUSA Outstanding Reference Source
 American Countercultures: An Encyclopedia of Nonconformists, Alternative Lifestyles, and Radical Ideas in U.S. History
 Edited by: Gina Misiroglu
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8060-0
USD: $299.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
N/A
Available to all countries

1184pp. Three volumes; topic finder; essays; photos; primary documents; filmography; bibliographies.
Publication Date: November 2008.

  Library Journal Best Reference 2003
 American Presidents: Year by Year
 Authored by: Lyle Nelson
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8046-4
USD: $225.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
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Available to all countries

832pp. Three volumes, black and white, 2 column; illustrations.
Publication Date: October 2003.

  Choice Outstanding Academic Book 2001
 The Ancient Americans: A Reference Guide to the Art, Culture, and History of Pre-Columbian North and South America
 Authored by: Juan Schobinger
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8034-1
USD: $159.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
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Available in the United States and Canada only.

288pp. Two volumes; 9-1/2' x 12" format; 200 halftones; 7 maps; 100 color photographs; bibliography; index; library binding.
Publication Date: November 2000.

 
 The Ancient World: Civilizations of Africa; Civilizations of Europe; Civilizations of the Americas; Civilizations of the Near East and Southwest Asia; Civilizations of Asia and the Pacific
 Edited by: Sarolta/General Editor Takacs; Eric H. Cline, Co-editor
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8082-2
USD: $399.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
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Available to all countries

720pp. Five volumes; sidebars; maps; timelines; glossary; selected bibliography; volume indexes.
Publication Date: November 2007.

 
 Art in World History
 Authored by: Mary Hollingsworth
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8069-3
USD: $199.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
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Available in the United States, Canada, Japan, and Australia.

544pp. Two volumes; over 1,300 illustrations; timeline; glossary; index.
Publication Date: January 2004.

  Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin Editors' Choice
 Asian American History and Culture: An Encyclopedia
 Edited by: Huping Ling; Allan W. Austin
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8077-8
USD: $229.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
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Available to all countries

800pp. Two volumes; topic finder; essays; illustrations; chronology; bibliographies.
Publication Date: December 2009.

  Library Journal Best Reference
 Booms and Busts: An Encyclopedia of Economic History from Tulipmania of the 1630s to the Global Financial Crisis of the 21st Century
 Edited by: James Ciment
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8224-6
USD: $339.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
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Available to all countries

1032 (320, 368, 344)pp. Three volumes; topic finder; essays; photos; chronology; bibliographies.
Publication Date: August 2010.

 
 Civil Disobedience: An Encyclopedic History of Dissidence in the United States
 Authored by: Mary Ellen Snodgrass
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8127-0
USD: $199.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
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Available to all countries

768pp. Two volumes; photos; sidebars; extensive tables; chronology; primary documents; glossary; bibliography; index.
Publication Date: November 2008.

 
 The Civil War Era and Reconstruction: An Encyclopedia of Social, Political, Cultural, and Economic History
 Authored by: Mary Ellen Snodgrass
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8257-4
USD: $249.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
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Available to all countries

864pp. Two volumes; topic finder; maps; essays; photos; chronology; primary documents; glossary; bibliographies.
Publication Date: August 2011.

  Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin Editors' Choice
Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) Outstanding Reference Source
Pennsylvania School Library Association Best Reference for Young Adults
 Colonial America: An Encyclopedia of Social, Political, Cultural, and Economic History
 Edited by: James Ciment;
With an introduction by Michael Zuckerman, University of Pennsylvania
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8065-5
USD: $499.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
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Available to all countries

1968pp. Five volumes; topic finder; maps; thematic essays; A-Z entries; illustrations; chronologies; glossary; primary documents; primary and secondary bibliographies; multiple indexes.
Publication Date: March 2006.

 
 The Complete Atlas of World History
 
Cloth ISBN: 978-1-56324-854-2
USD: $145.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
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Available only in the United States and Canada.

400pp. Three volumes; 9 3/16" x 11 3/4" format; 192 full-color maps; full-color illustrations; 160 time lines; volume and set indexes; library binding.
Publication Date: October 1997.

 
 The Early Republic and Antebellum America: An Encyclopedia of Social, Political, Cultural, and Economic History
 Edited by: Christopher Bates
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8126-3
USD: $449.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
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Available to all countries

1488pp. Four volumes; topic finder; maps; essays; sidebars; illustrations; chronologies; primary documents; glossary; bibliographies.
Publication Date: August 2010.

  Booklist / Reference Books Bulletin Editors' Choice
Library Journal Best Reference
 Encyclopedia of American Immigration
 Edited by: James Ciment
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8028-0
USD: $399.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
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1,800pp. Four volumes; 8-1/2" x 11"; photographs and illustrations; maps, charts and tables; appendices; index; library binding.
Publication Date: May 2001.

 
 Encyclopedia of American National Parks
 Authored by: Hal K. Rothman; Sara Dant Ewert
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8057-0
USD: $199.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
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Available to all countries

700pp. Two volumes; list of parks by state; photos; maps; bibliography; index.
Publication Date: September 2004.

  Outstanding Reference Source 2004, Reference and User Services Association, American Library Association
A Library Journal Best Reference
 Encyclopedia of American Social Movements
 Edited by: Immanuel Ness
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8045-7
USD: $399.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
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Available to all countries

1864pp. Four volumes; photos; essays; sidebars; primary documents; bibliographies.
Publication Date: August 2004.

 
 The Encyclopedia of Ancient Civilizations of the Near East and Mediterranean
 Authored by: John Haywood
Cloth ISBN: 978-1-56324-799-6
USD: $95.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
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Available in the United States and Canada only.

304pp. 9-1/4" x 11-3/4" format; 50 maps; 175 color photographs; 30 site plans; chronological tables; glossary; further reading lists; index; library binding.
Publication Date: October 1997.

 
 The Encyclopedia of Civil Liberties in America
 Edited by: David Schultz; John R. Vile
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8063-1
USD: $299.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
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Available to all countries

1141pp. Three volumes; topic finder; illustrations; documents; chronology; bibliography; multiple indexes.
Publication Date: January 2005.

  New York Public Library Outstanding Reference 1998
A Library Journal Best Reference
 The Encyclopedia of Civil Rights in America
 Edited by: David Bradley; Shelley Fisher Fishkin
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8000-6
USD: $299.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
N/A
Available to all countries

1152pp. Three volumes; 8" x 10" format; 683 entries; cross references; 300 photographs; appendixes: table of court cases, chronology, rights organizations, museums and memorials, filmography, bibliography, list of entries by category; indexes: case and comprehensive; library binding.
Publication Date: October 1997.

 
 Encyclopedia of Civil War Biographies
 Edited by: James M. McPherson
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8021-1
USD: $299.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
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900pp. Three volumes; 8-1/2" x 11"; A-Z format; bibliography; index; library binding.
Publication Date: January 2000.

 
 Encyclopedia of Conflicts Since World War II, Second Edition
 Edited by: James Ciment
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8005-1
USD: $439.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
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Available to all countries

1488pp. Four volumes; photos; maps; glossary; bibliography; index.
Publication Date: December 2006.

  Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin Editors' Choice
 Encyclopedia of Emancipation and Abolition in the Transatlantic World
 Edited by: Junius Rodriguez
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-1257-1
USD: $299.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
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1100pp. Three volumes; map; topic finder; photos; chronology; documents; bibliography; index.
Publication Date: August 2007.

 
 Encyclopedia of Intelligence and Counterintelligence
 Edited by: Rodney Carlisle
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8068-6
USD: $199.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
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Available to all countries

832pp. Two volumes; A-Z format; illustrated; timeline; bibliography; index.
Publication Date: January 2005.

 
 Encyclopedia of Interest Groups and Lobbyists in the United States
 Authored by: Immanuel Ness
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8022-8
USD: $185.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
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Available to all countries

800pp. Two volumes; 8-1/2" x 11", tables; graphs; appendix; index; library binding.
Publication Date: March 2000.

 
 The Encyclopedia of Propaganda
 Edited by: Robert Cole
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8009-9
USD: $249.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
N/A
Available only in the United States, Canada, and Japan.

1024pp. Three volumes; 8" x 10" format; 512 entries, cross-references; photographs and illustrations; charts, graphs, and maps; suggested reading and bibliographies; appendixes: filmography, general bibliography, categorized list of selected entries, comprehensive index; library binding.
Publication Date: November 1997.

  Library Journal Best Reference
Choice Outstanding Academic Title
 Encyclopedia of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era
 Edited by: John D. Buenker; Joseph Buenker
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8051-8
USD: $299.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
N/A
Available to all countries

1416pp. Three volumes; topic finder; essays; llustrations; sidebars; documents; chronology; bibliographies.
Publication Date: July 2005.

 
 Encyclopedia of the Great Depression and the New Deal
 Edited by: James Ciment
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8033-4
USD: $199.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
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Available to all countries

942pp. Two volumes; topic finder; maps; tables; illustrations; glossary; bibliographies.
Publication Date: May 2001.

 
 Encyclopedia of the Jazz Age: From the End of World War I to the Great Crash
 Edited by: James Ciment
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8078-5
USD: $199.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
N/A
Available to all countries

680pp. Two volumes; topic finder; sidebars; illustrations; cultural landmarks; bibliographies.
Publication Date: February 2008.

  Choice Magazine Outstanding Academic Book (1997)
 The Encyclopedia of the Republican Party and The Encyclopedia of the Democratic Party
 Edited by: George Thomas Kurian
Cloth ISBN: 978-1-56324-729-3
USD: $399.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
N/A
Available to all countries

1864pp. Four volumes; 8-1/2" x 11" format; 200 illustrations (photographs, etchings, and political cartoons); 110 articles on vital issues signed by the authors; comprehensive indexes: name, geographical breakdown, and women and minorities; library binding.
Publication Date: September 1996.

 
 The Encyclopedia of the Republican Party, The Encyclopedia of the Democratic Party, Supplement to The Encyclopedia of the Republican Party and Supplement to the Encyclopedia of the Democratic Party
 Edited by: George Kurian
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8030-3
USD: $509.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
N/A
Available to all countries

pp.
Publication Date: December 2001.

  Library Journal Best Reference 2000
Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin: Editors' Choice 2000
 The Encyclopedia of Third Parties in America
 Edited by: Immanuel Ness; James Ciment
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8020-4
USD: $275.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
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Available to all countries

880pp. Three volumes; 8-1/2"x11"; 40 full-color maps; over 100 photographs; indexes; library binding.
Publication Date: January 2000.

  Booklist Editors' Choice 2002
 Encyclopedia of Women in American History
 Edited by: Joyce Appleby; Joyce Appleby (vol 1), Eileen K. Cheng (vol 2), Joanne Goodwin (vol 3)
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8038-9
USD: $299.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
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800pp. Three volumes; illustrated; double column.
Publication Date: January 2002.

 
 Encyclopedia of World Cities
 Authored by: Immanuel Ness
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8017-4
USD: $179.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
N/A
Available in the United States and Canada only.

768pp. Two volumes; 8 1/2" x 11" A-Z format; tables; maps; icons; index; library binding.
Publication Date: December 1998.

 
 Encyclopedia of World Political Systems
 Authored by: J. Denis Derbyshire; Ian D. Derbyshire
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8025-9
USD: $185.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
N/A
Available in the United States and Canada only.

800pp. Two volumes; 7 1/2" x 9 5/8"; tables; 200 maps; glossary; index; library binding.
Publication Date: December 1999.

  Library Journal Best Reference
Outstanding Business Reference Source, RUSA BRASS Business Reference Sources Committee, 2005
 Encyclopedia of World Trade: From Ancient Times to the Present
 Edited by: Cynthia Clark Northrup; Advisory Board; Jerry Bentley; Alfred E. Eckes; Patrick Manning; Steven Topik; Spencer Tucker
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8058-7
USD: $425.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
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Available to all countries

1552pp. Four volumes; topic finder; photos; maps; original documents; chronology; bibliography; indexes.
Publication Date: January 2007.

 
 Environmental Issues, Global Perspectives
 Authored by: James Fargo Balliett
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8097-6
USD: $249.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
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Available to all countries

800pp. Five volumes; preface; tables; figures; maps; illustrations; glossaries; websites; further reading; indexes.
Publication Date: August 2010.

 
 Forests
 Authored by: James Balliett
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8227-7
USD: $55.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
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168pp. Preface; tables; figures; maps; illustrations; glossary; websites; further reading; index.
Publication Date: August 2010.

 
 Freshwater
 Authored by: James Balliett
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8230-7
USD: $55.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
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168pp. Preface; tables; figures; maps; illustrations; glossary; websites; further reading; index.
Publication Date: August 2010.

 
 Mountains
 Authored by: James Balliett
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8228-4
USD: $55.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
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168pp. Preface; tables; figures; maps; illustrations; glossary; websites; further reading; index.
Publication Date: August 2010.

 
 Oceans
 Authored by: James Balliett
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8229-1
USD: $55.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
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168pp. Preface; tables; figures; maps; illustrations; glossary; websites; further reading; index.
Publication Date: August 2010.

 
 Wetlands
 Authored by: James Balliett
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8226-0
USD: $55.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
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168pp. Preface; tables; figures; maps; illustrations; glossary; websites; further reading; index.
Publication Date: August 2010.

  A Booklist Twenty Best Bets for Student Researchers Award Winner
 Flight and Motion: The History and Science of Flying
 Authored by: Dale Anderson; Ian Graham; Brian Williams
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8100-3
USD: $325.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
N/A
Available to all countries

640pp. Five volumes; photos; illustrations; fact boxes; sidebars; feature spreads; glossary; measurement chart; timeline; places of interest; for further reading (including websites); indexes.
Publication Date: January 2009.

 
 Global History: Cultural Encounters from Antiquity to the Present
 Edited by: David W. Del Testa; Florence Lemoine; John Strickland
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8043-3
USD: $325.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
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Available to all countries

734pp. Four volumes; black-and-white and full-color illustrations; maps; timelines; glossary; bibliography; multiple indexes in each volume.
Publication Date: March 2004.

  A Core Collections Star Title
 Global Social Issues: An Encyclopedia
 Edited by: Christopher G. Bates; James Ciment
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8292-5
USD: $349.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
N/A
Available to all countries

1,148pp. Three volumes; topic finder; photos; primary documents; further readings and web sites.
Publication Date: October 2012.

 
 The Illustrated Encyclopedia of World History
 Edited by: K. Donker van Heel
Cloth ISBN: 978-1-56324-805-4
USD: $99.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
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Available in the United States and Canada only.

416pp. One-volume; 8-3/8" x 11-1/4" format; 5000 entries; 1500 photographs and illustrations, with 100 full-color pages; library binding.
Publication Date: March 1997.

 
 Latino History and Culture: An Encyclopedia
 Edited by: David J. Leonard; Carmen R. Lugo-Lugo
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8083-9
USD: $229.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
N/A
Available to all countries

712pp. Two volumes; topic finder; essays; illustrations; chronology; bibliographies.
Publication Date: October 2009.

  A Pennsylvania School Library Association Best Reference for Young Adults
A Booklist Twenty Best Bets for Student Researchers Award Winner
 Lifelines in World History: The Ancient World; The Medieval World; The Early Modern World; The Modern World
 Edited by: Mounir A. Farah
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8125-6
USD: $299.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
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Available to all countries

488pp. Four volumes; full color; photos; maps; sidebars; timelines; glossary; bibliogrpahy; index.
Publication Date: March 2009.

 
 The Modern World: Civilizations of Africa; Civilizations of Europe; Civilizations of the Americas; Civilizations of the Middle East and Southwest Asia; Civilizations of Asia and the Pacific
 Edited by: Sarolta/General Editor Takacs
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8096-9
USD: $399.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
N/A
Available to all countries

800pp. Five volumes; sidebars; maps; timelines; glossary; selected bibliography; indexes.
Publication Date: August 2008.

 
 Music in the 20th Century
 
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8012-9
USD: $299.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
N/A
Available in the United States and Canada only.

800pp. Three volumes; 8" x 10" format; 505 entries; 170 photographs; biographical digest of 200 individuals; glossary of musical terms and definitions; bibliography; indexes; library binding.
Publication Date: December 1998.

 
 Mythology for Storytellers: Themes and Tales from Around the World
 Authored by: Josepha Sherman
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8056-3
USD: $85.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
N/A
Available to all countries

388pp. Single column; 4 color; 50 illustrations; bibliography; specialized indexes.
Publication Date: October 2003.

 
 Native Americans in Sports
 Edited by: C. Richard King
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8054-9
USD: $159.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
N/A
Available to all countries

376pp. Two volumes; photos; chronology; bibliography; general and sport indexes.
Publication Date: January 2004.

 
 Native Americans in Sports; African Americans in Sports
 Edited by: C. Richard King; David K. Wiggins
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8053-2
USD: $285.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
N/A
Available to all countries

930pp. Four volumes; photos; chronologies; bibliographies; indexes.
Publication Date: January 2004.

  Library Journal Best Reference
 Native Peoples of the World: An Encyclopedia of Groups, Cultures, and Contemporary Issues
 Edited by: Steven Danver
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8222-2
USD: $349.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
N/A
Available to all countries

1048pp. Three volumes; topic finder; photos; sidebars; maps; further reading; index.
Publication Date: November 2012.

  Library Journal Best Reference
Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) Outstanding Reference Source
 Postwar America: An Encyclopedia of Social, Political, Cultural, and Economic History
 Edited by: James Ciment
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8067-9
USD: $399.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
N/A
Available to all countries

pp. Four volumes; topic finder; sidebars; cultural landmarks; photos; glossary; bibliographies.
Publication Date: October 2006.

 
 Research and Discovery: Landmarks and Pioneers in American Science
 Edited by: Russell Lawson
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8073-0
USD: $299.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
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Available to all countries

1,184pp. Three volumes; topic finder; primary source documents; list of Nobel laureates; photos; index.
Publication Date: February 2008.

  A Booklist Twenty Best Bets for Student Researchers Award Winner
 Scientific Exploration and Expeditions: From the Age of Discovery to the Twenty-First Century
 Edited by: Neil A. Hamilton
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8076-1
USD: $165.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
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Available to all countries

416pp. Two volumes; 2-color; topic finder; chronologies; illustrations; sidebars; maps; references; glossary; bibliography; index.
Publication Date: August 2010.

  Library Journal Best Reference
 The Settlement of America: Encyclopedia of Westward Expansion from Jamestown to the Closing of the Frontier
 Edited by: James Crutchfield; Candy Moulton; Terry A. Del Bene
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-1984-6
USD: $249.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
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Available to all countries

672pp. Two volumes; topic finder; essays; photos; maps; primary documents; chronology; bibliography; index.
Publication Date: August 2011.

 
 The Sharpe Library of American Politics: The Encyclopedia of the Republican Party, The Encyclopedia of the Democratic Party; Supplement to the Encyclopedia of the Republican Party, Supplement to the Encyclopedia of the Democratic Party; Encyclopedia of Third Parties in America; Encyclopedia of Interest Groups and Lobbyists in the United States
 
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8036-5
USD: $850.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
N/A
Available to all countries

3944pp.
Publication Date: December 2001.

 
 The Sharpe Library of the Arts: Understanding Art; Music in the 20th Century; Lives and Works in the Arts
 
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8037-2
USD: $775.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
N/A
Available in the United States and Canada only.

2302pp.
Publication Date: September 1999.

 
 Social Issues in America: An Encyclopedia
 
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8061-7
USD: $499.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
N/A
Available to all countries

2172pp. Eight volumes; topic finder; tables, figures, chronologies; glossaries; bibliographies; Internet sources; primary documents.
Publication Date: February 2006.

  Choice Outstanding Academic Title
 Sports in America from Colonial Times to the Twenty-First Century: An Encyclopedia
 Edited by: Steven A. Riess
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-1706-4
USD: $349.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
N/A
Available to all countries

1224pp. Three volumes; topic finder; essays; photos; chronology; bibliographies; directory of sports organizations.
Publication Date: August 2011.

 
 Storytelling: An Encyclopedia of Mythology and Folklore
 Edited by: Josepha Sherman
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8047-1
USD: $299.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
N/A
Available to all countries

904pp. Three volumes; photos; retellings; appendix of storytelling resources; index.
Publication Date: August 2008.

 
 Supplement to the Encyclopedia of the Republican Party and Supplement to the Encyclopedia of the Democratic Party
 Edited by: George Thomas Kurian
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8031-0
USD: $199.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
N/A
Available to all countries

1124pp. Two volumes; 8-1/2" x 11" format; indexes; library binding.
Publication Date: December 2001.

  Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin Editors' Choice
Library Journal Best Reference
 The Underground Railroad: An Encyclopedia of People, Places, and Operations
 Authored by: Mary Ellen Snodgrass
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8093-8
USD: $199.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
N/A
Available to all countries

872pp. Two volumes; photos; sidebars; maps; chronology; family genealogies; list of railroad passengers; list of railroad operatives (by state and province); primary and secondary bibliographies; index.
Publication Date: December 2007.

 
 Understanding Architecture
 Authored by: Marco Bussagli
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8071-6
USD: $199.00
Paper ISBN: Not Available
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384pp. Two volumes; over 1,000 full color illustrations, index.
Publication Date: July 2004.

 
 Understanding Art: A Reference Guide to Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture in the Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque Periods
 
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8024-2
USD: $160.00
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296pp. Two volumes; 8-1/2" x 11"; 521 illustrations; bibliography; index; library binding.
Publication Date: September 1999.

 
 Vanished Mesoamerican Civilizations: The History and Cultures of the Zapotecs and Mixtecs
 Authored by: Ernesto Gonzalez Licon
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8035-8
USD: $95.00
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240pp. 9-1/2" x 12" format; 160 halftones; 3 maps; 1 table; 80 four-color photographs; bibliography; index; library binding.
Publication Date: November 2000.

 
 World Folklore for Storytellers: Tales of Wonder, Wisdom, Fools, and Heroes
 Authored by: Josepha Sherman
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8174-4
USD: $95.00
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432pp. Color photo inserts, bibliography, index.
Publication Date: September 2009.

 
 World Food: An Encyclopedia of History, Culture, and Social Influence from Hunter-Gatherers to the Age of Globalization
 Authored by: Mary Ellen Snodgrass
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8278-9
USD: $249.00
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800pp. Two volumes; chronology; topic finder; recipes; index.
Publication Date: August 2012.

 
 World Monarchies and Dynasties
 Edited by: John Middleton, Consulting Editor
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8050-1
USD: $325.00
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1200pp. Three volumes; illustrations; family trees; chronologies; sidebars; bibliography; multiple indexes.
Publication Date: April 2005.

 
 World Terrorism: An Encyclopedia of Political Violence from Ancient Times to the Post-9/11 Era, Second Edition
 Edited by: James Ciment
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-8284-0
USD: $349.00
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1016pp. Three volumes; topic finder; essays; photos; maps; chronology; glossary; directory of terrorist groups and individuals; bibliographies.
Publication Date: August 2011.