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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
1998
Language
English
Description
Contains over 1,800 entries that chronicle the history of Ireland and discusses the impact it has had on the rest of the world, the major events that have shaped its history, the country's economy, politics, health, and culture, and other related topics.
Publisher
Basic Civitas Books
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
Contains over 3,500 alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about various aspects of the African and African-American experience, and includes extended essays on principal themes, illustrations, maps, and photographs.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
1997
Language
English
Description
Contains over four thousand alphabetically-arranged entries that offer social, political, military, cultural, economic, scientific, and feminist perspectives on the people and events that have shaped and defined life in Britain from 55 B.C. to the late twentieth century.
Publisher
Charles Scribner's Sons
Pub. Date
c1996
Language
English
Description
An encyclopedia of the Middle Ages for students, containing alphabetically-arranged entries that address significant facets of medieval life; examine important people, places, events, and works; and discuss a wide range of related topics, such as agriculture, schools, and feudalism.
Author
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
1997
Language
English
Description
An illustrated guide to cats, providing information about different breeds and color varieties; examining general characteristics of cat anatomy, senses, genetics, and behavior; and including discussion of the history of cats, their relationships with humans, and their appearance in art, literature, and religion.
Publisher
Scribner's published in association with the Renaissance Society of America
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
Contains approximately twelve hundred alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about various aspects of the history and culture of the Renaissance, covering a period that ranges from 1350 through the seventeenth century; and includes maps, genealogical tables, and a chronology.
Author
Publisher
Abrams / Vearsa Limited
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The Encyclopedia of Fakery is a compendium of misinformation, deception, and self-delusion throughout history. The lens is wide-fakery is examined in the context of science and advertising, humor and law, sports and video games. Entries span eclectic topics: Artificial Intelligence, Auto-Tune, Chilean Sea Bass, Clickbait, Cognitive Dissonance, Cryptids, False Flag Operations, Gaslighting, Gerrymandering, Kayfabe, Laugh Tracks, Milli Vanilli, P.T....
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