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"From Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five's ""The Message,"" to Jay-Z, Diddy, and 50 Cent, *Hip Hop Culture* is the first comprehensive reference work to focus on one of the most influential cultural phenomena of our time. Scholarly and streetw...
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"*Ancient Canaan and Israel* takes readers beyond the scriptural portrayals of the region and into the everyday lives of Canaanites and Israelites. It draws on recently discovered archaeological evidence and fresh interpretations of biblical and e...
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A wealth of evidence survives to tell the stories of ancient Egypt, including monuments, artifacts, paintings, sculptures, human remains, and literature. But there is yet another way to access this fascinating cultureÔÇöthrough original writing...
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*Folklore* emphasizes those bodies of North American and European scholarship that have influenced each other most profoundly since the discipline's inception. The entries provide an introduction that facilitates the pursuit of more specialized to...
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Many are familiar with such wonders as steam power and the discovery that the planets revolve around the Sun. The fact that such phenomena were known to the ancient Greeks more than 2,000 years ago is less well known. Now, *Science in the Ancient ...
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The history of archaeology leads from the musty collections of dilettante antiquarians to high-tech science. The book identifies three major developmental periodsÔÇöBirth of Archaeology (16thÔÇô18th centuries), Archaeology of Origins and Emp...
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What should the average person know about science? Because science is so central to life in the 21st century, science educators and other leaders of the scientific community believe that it is essential that everyone understand the basic concepts ...
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There are few stories more stirring than those of ancient Russia. Russian and other Slavic beliefs weave a rich tapestry in which real-world elements coexist with those from fantasy, such as dragons, monsters, and shape-changing wolves. Though Rus...
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Today's economic environment is in constant flux, as is the participation of governments in it. Local, state, national, and global governmental agencies have taken on new responsibilitiesÔÇöwith both positive and negative economic consequences....
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Mortality and death have always fascinated humankind. Civilizations from all over the world have practiced mummification as a means of preserving life after deathÔÇöa ritual which captures the imagination of scientists, artists, and laypeople a...
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Writing proficiency is more important than ever, especially with the demands of standardized testing and the rigors of new standards impacting our schools. This classroom-tested manual, created from a combination of the author's extensive in-class...
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In three extraordinarily rich volumes, *The Encyclopedia of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars* captures the full sweep and legacy of the transformation of Europe from 1792 to 1815. Its nearly 900 alphabetically organized, fully cross-re...
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One of the main reasons the United States has evolved so quickly and radically in the last 100 years is the large number of ethnically diverse immigrants that have become part of its population. People from every area of the world have come to Ame...
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Religions of the World, Second Edition: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices is an extraordinary work, bringing together the scholarship of some 225 experts from around the globe. The encyclopedia's six volumes offer entries on ev...
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"Addiction: A Reference Encyclopedia" offers straight talk and clear answers on a topic often sensationalized in the media and politicized during campaigns. Drawing from a wide variety of sources, it provides readers with a concise yet thorough re...
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This comprehensive reference sourceÔÇöthe only one of its kindÔÇöcovers creation myths through the ages, from the legendary sagas of ancient civilizations to modern scientific theories. The pages of *Encyclopedia of Creation Myths* present d...
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Welcome to the amazing world of adaptations, where speciesÔÇöincluding humansÔÇödevelop fascinating new capabilities to ensure a competitive edge in their environment, or in some cases, survival itself. *Encyclopedia of Adaptations in the Na...
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This fascinating survey provides a comprehensive introduction to propaganda, its changing nature, its practitioners, and its impact on the past five centuries of world history. Written by leading experts, it covers the masters of the art from Jose...
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Anchored in the author's personal experience, "Wisdom for Separated Parents: Rearranging Around the Children to Keep Kinship Strong" traces the long arc of family change through the actual words of men and women who have struggled through separati...
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Losing the Bond with God: Sexual Addiction and Evangelical Men offers a humane and constructive understanding of this issue, treating it from an objective perspective rather than the Christian perspective that is common to writings on the subject....
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For some gay men being homosexual is often anything but "gay." What are typically assumed to be "gay attributes" are often not characteristics of being gay but symptoms of common emotional disorders in gay men. In this insightful book, longtime ps...
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Though recent decades have seen a great deal of discussion on the "dysfunctional" family, many people share a different problem, regardless of whether their family was "functional" or not: they are never given love, or taught how to receive it. Th...
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With numerous examples from cultures around the world, *Religion: A Cross-Cultural Dictionary* documents, describes, and explains both the commonalities and differences in how people experience and express their religious beliefs and spirituality....
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The topic of taboos has rarely been discussed in any comprehensive way in recent years, as though the word itself has become taboo in our efforts to dispel the myth of the irrationality of supposedly 'primitive' cultures. The *Encyclopedia of Tabo...
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From at least 1200 B.C. and probably long before, prophets have attempted to see into the future. MostÔÇöfrom ancient oracles to modern astrologers, from doomsday sects to telephone psychicsÔÇöhave been wrong the majority of the time, says B...
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In this fascinating encyclopedia about animals in world myth, legend, and literature, author Boria Sax documents how profoundly animals and their symbolism are integrated into human values. In the prehistoric cave paintings of France and SpainÔÇ...
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Effecting the death of a political figure, a leader of a nation, or a public figure usually captures people's attention. But how often is assassination effective to achieve the larger objective beyond the death of the targeted individual? *Famous ...
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*Witchcraft Today* presents a concise survey of this fascinating movement, charts its development, and offers AÔÇôZ coverage of Neopagan concepts, rituals, practices, and practitioners ranging from African Religions and Celtic Tradition to Nume...
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