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Dictionary of Wars
Dictionary of Wars, highly praised in its first edition (1986), has now been published in a completely revised, updated, and expanded 2nd Edition. The Dictionary provides summaries of all notable wars from earliest recorded history to the present day. It affords the general reader and student with quick, useful, and accurate information - the who, where, when, what, why and how on the more than 1,800 recorded wars in human history from 2000 BC to the present. Completely updated, the Second Edition includes an additional 70 entries - on such major events as the Gulf War, the invasions of Panama and Haiti, and the Bosnian crisis.
Dictionary of Historic Documents
Identifies and explains the importance of significant historic treaties, laws, speeches, letters, court decisions, and other writings, from the Code of Hammurabi to Mao's "Little Red Book."
Dictionary of Wars
Updated and expanded, this dictionary is an authoritative source on the global conflicts, civil wars, mutinies, punitive expeditions, undeclared wars, rebellions, and revolutions that have occurred throughout the world, spanning more than 4,000 years. This edition contains new and updated entries, new illustrations, and new front and back matter. Approximately 1,850 entries are extensively cross-referenced, dealing exclusively with military information.
Encyclopedia of Plague and Pestilence
Encyclopedia of Plague and Pestilence, Third Edition is a comprehensive A-to-Z reference offering international coverage of this timely and fascinating subject. This updated volume provides concise descriptions of more than 700.
Encyclopedia of Plague and Pestilence, Fourth Edition
Praise for the previous edition: "...the entries provide vivid historical detail...No other work approaches this topic in such a brief, encyclopedic manner...a useful addition to any academic reference collection..."-Choice "...a useful resource for high school and public libraries..."-Booklist "...does an excellent job...a conscious effort to put a human perspective on pestilence...Given the climate of the times and the concerns about bioterrorism, this title would be useful for a variety of subject areas. Recommended."-The Book Report Tracing the history of infectious diseases from the Philistine plague of 11th century BCE to the COVID-19 pandemic, Encyclopedia of Plague and Pestilence, Fo...
The New Encyclopedia of American Scandal
Covering people and events from the 1630s to the present day, this reference offers 455 entries on such topics as dirty politics, white-collar scams, botched cover-ups, tawdry love affairs, and despicable acts of corruption.
Dictionary of Culprits and Criminals
Concise biographical accounts of more than 1,200 villains who gained notoriety in the Western world during the last five hundred years. Crisply written and thoroughly readable.
The Wordsworth Encyclopedia of Plague and Pestilence
Humanity has always been vulnerable to and fearful of infectious disease. This is the first and most comprehensive book available on plague and pestilence. The detailed entries give concise descriptions of nearly 700 epidemics, together with when and where a particular epidemic began, how and why it happened, who it affected, how it spread and ran its course, and its outcome and significance. Provides answers to questions such as: Where did the Black Death originate? How many kinds of plague were there? How widespread was polio? The book may be read as a history and geography of world diseases. Includes a timetable and geographical appendix.
