by Graham Shipley ... [et al (2006)
"The Cambridge Dictionary of Classical Civilization provides an authoritative survey of the classical world, combining the traditional strengths of classical subjects with new approaches examining the social and cultural features of the ancient Greek and Roman world. Ranging in time from post-Bronze Age Greece to the later Roman Empire, it looks not only at ancient Greece and Rome, but discusses those cultures with which Greeks and Romans exchanged information and culture (e.g. Phoenicians, Celts and Jews) and those remote peoples with whom they were in contact (e.g. Persia, China and India). It paints a new picture of ancient life, exploring material realities such as dress and technology. It emphasizes the transmission of classical learning and explores our debts to Greece and Rome. Highly illustrated, with hundreds of entries by leading scholars, this Dictionary is a superb reference work and definitive companion for anyone with an interest in the ancient world."--Jacket.
Michael L. Fleisher
This volume chronicles the first twenty-six years of Batman's career, including accounts of more than 1,000 adventures, over 1,000 entries about his friends, foes and history, and over 200 rare illustrations.
David Alderton
Illustrated throughout with photographs and graphics, complementing incisive and informative text. Comprehensive overview of the history and nature of the dog, and guide to all aspects of dog care. In-depth coverage of all the main dog breeds, including information on origins, appearance, and uses.
Janine Hayward, Richard Shaw
"Contains a chronology, an introduction, an appendix, an extensive bibliography, and more than 800 cross-referenced entries on the history of New Zealand."--Provided by publisher.
Margaret DiCanio
"This unique new encyclopedia focuses on the people, events, movements, organizations, and issues associated with activist movements in late-twentieth-century America, covering the political spectrum from the Weathermen of the 1960s to the militias of the 1990s: people as varied as Joan Baez, Morris Dees, David Duke, Jane Fonda, Martin Luther King, Jr., Timothy Leary, Ralph Nader, and Andrew Young; events ranging from Bloody Sunday (1965) to the occupation of Alcatraz (1969) to the Million Man March (1995); movements as diverse as the anti-land mine movement, the Asian-American movement, the civil rights movement, the gay liberation movement, and the sanctuary movement; organizations ranging from the Gray Panthers and Greenpeace to the Symbionese Liberation Army and the Women's Sex Workers Project; and issues as wide-ranging as black studies, homelessness, nonviolence, sweatshops, and urban renewal."--BOOK JACKET. "This easy-to-use A-to-Z encyclopedia is enhanced by numerous illustrations and extensive cross-references. A comprehensive bibliography and a thorough subject index round out a book that will be a valuable reference for students, teachers, and anyone interested in exploring this turbulent period of our history."--Jacket.