Vesuvius to Hurricane Katrina, floods, tornadoes, earthquakes, hurricanes and other natural disasters have caused tremendous loss of life, human suffering, and environmental catastrophe.

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This unique two-volume reference is an accessible, up-to-date resource for the rich and fascinating study of human emotion.

Offers reference articles on over 70 women writers who have an international reputation, together with discussions on some 20 related topics, including domesticity, friendship, Gothic and spirituality.

Written by almost 100 experts from many countries, this award winning text is the first reference work to chart the full extent of this horrific subject with objectivity and authority.

This two-volume encyclopedia examines the history, characteristics, causes, and treatment of genetic disease, as well as the science of genetics itself.

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U.S. culture has been profoundly impacted by contributions from Mexico and the rest of Central America, South America, and the Spanish Caribbean.

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Modernism is still widely acknowledged as perhaps the most important and influential artistic and cultural phenomenon of the 20th century. Covering hundreds of different topics in a clear, incisive and critical manner, this reference maps the complex field of modernism.

From Isabel Allende to Emile Zola and from Shakespeare to Sartre, literary works have often engaged political issues, and many political writings give close attention to literary concerns.

This is the first comprehensive resource on the subject of love in the teachings of the world's major religions, cultures, and philosophies.

From exploits on the field, to machinations in the front office, to data on the cities where they play, the Encyclopedia of Major League Baseball Clubs presents the team history of each of the 30 MLB teams. and teams in local and national culture (Fenway Park, Wrigley Field as local icons, Yankees as a national team).

This fascinating compilation of reference entries documents the unique relationship between mass media, propaganda, and the U.S. military, a relationship that began in the period before the American Revolution and continues to this day-sometimes cooperative, sometimes combative, and always complex.

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Divided into four sections covering African Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans, this two-volume set chronicles the expanding role of minorities in American politics.

Offers a comprehensive guide to various aspects of privacy throughout US history including significant legal cases, events, laws, organizations, individuals, technology, and terms. This work is for those interested in both historical and contemporary notions of privacy in the United States.

The cliche is that prostitution is the oldest profession. This book contains wide-ranging entries related to prostitution and the sex industry, both worldwide (mostly in the West) and in the United States. It is targeted to the general reader, to help gain an insight into the human race through time via its sex industry and prostitution.

Religious revivals have had a tremendous impact on American society throughout its history. This encyclopedia serves as an A-to-Z reference that includes entries on various aspects of revivalism in the history of the United States.

Offers a discussion of the scientific principles, laws and theories, along with their everyday uses. This title describes some scientific concepts in the areas of astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology, mathematics, medicine, meteorology, and physics. It includes Calvin's Carbon Cycle and Clausius' Laws and Theory of Thermodynamics.

This fascinating reference covers the major topics concerning dreaming and sleep, based on the latest empirical evidence from sleep research as well as drawn from a broad range of dream-related interdisciplinary contexts, including history and anthropology.

This two-volume encyclopedia is the Daytona 500 of stock car racing books-an essential "Bible" that provides an all-encompassing history of the sport as well as an up-to-date examination of modern-day stock car racing.

This three-volume encyclopedia explores the concept of sustainability in the contexts of the environment, economics, and justice.

An award-winning and highly recommended comprehensive reference set on the political, social, and military aspects of the American Civil War.

The Great Migration brought immense change to the entire American nation, as millions of African Americans left the South in search of social, economic, and political justice.