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Aggression and Conflict: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia
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American Reference Books Annual: 1996 |
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"This volume, as well as others in Encyclopedias of the Human Experience, is based on ethnographic research and cross-cultural surveys. Such works serve to promote global understanding and the concept that there are nonv
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School Library Journal: May 1996 |
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"In 93 entries arranged alphabetically from ‘advisors' to ‘word duels', Levinson seeks to provide concise cross-cultural comparison in the general categories of aggression, harm, war and peace, and conflict management an
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Choice: June 1995 |
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"Levinson here discusses 90 terms pertaining to how people hurt each other physically, emotionally, and socially. Each form of behavior or custom is defined, variant forms in different cultures are described, distributio
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American Immigrant Cultures
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Booklist: July 1998 |
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“This handbook collects background and current information on ethnic groups and provides helpful analysis for users who would otherwise have to research a variety of sources to gather the same information. The book’s int
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School Library Journal: August 1998 |
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“An excellent addition ... a useful tool for reports and to foster greater ethnic awareness and sensitivity to the issues.”
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Berkshire Encyclopedia of Extreme Sports
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Against the Grain: June 2007 |
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[T]his current work is unique in its comprehensive and focused view. Academic libraries supporting sports science and physical education programs will want to consider it as part of a well rounded reference collection. G
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Booklist: September 15, 2007 |
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"Extreme sports are about taking risks, challenging oneself to physical and mental limits, and breaking the rules of nature and sometimes society. The Berkshire Encyclopedia of Extreme Sports grew from the Berk
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Library Journal: August 2007 |
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Over the last decade, extreme has become a popular adjective to describe a range of physical pursuits and activities, including air sports (e.g., bungee jumping), climbing sports (e.g., bouldering), combative sports (e.g
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Midwest Book Review: August 2007 |
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Collaboratively compiled and deftly co-edited by Douglas Booth and Holly Thorpe (both of whom are faculty members with the Department of Sports and Leisure Studies at the University of Waikato, New Zealand), the "Berkshi
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Berkshire Encyclopedia of Human-Computer Interaction
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SciTech Book News: December 2004 |
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This rich two-volume reference presents the history and current state of research for a broad range of topics. Written by experts in the field, the articles are lengthy; but the content is directed toward educated genera
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Library Journal: January 2005 |
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The Berkshire Encyclopedia of Human-Computer Interaction "is the first encyclopedia solely dedicated to the topic," with "highly readable general overviews and useful bibliographies,…the authoritative overviews of wide-r
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Booklist: January 2005 |
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"This encyclopedia, edited by the deputy director of the National Science Foundation’s Division of Information and Intelligent Systems, compiles 186 articles on the maturing field of human-computer interaction (HCI)....
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Against the Grain: December 2004--January 2005 |
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"Works like the [ground breaking] Berkshire Encyclopedia of Human-Computer Interaction play a valuable role in lending definition to emerging, interdisciplinary fields of study. The articles are scholarly and info
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Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History
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Booklist: January 2005 |
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"A masterful title that weaves together the social, scientific, anthropological, and geographical influences on world history, this set will be the benchmark against which future history encyclopedias are compared.....Th
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Choice: April 2005 |
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"Attempting to present the history of the world, prehistoric times through the 20th century, in only five volumes is exceptionally ambitious. The editors (led by McNeill, history emeritus, Univ. of Chicago) wisely make n
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Library Journal: January 2005 |
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"Edited by respected historian McNeill and…scholars from the United States and abroad, this holistic approach to world history is aimed at high school through college level readers. Patterned after Berkshire's Encyclo
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Berkshire Encyclopedia of World Sport
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Berkshire Encyclopedia of World Sport. 4 vols. Berkshire Pub. 2005. 2000p.
ed. by David Levinson & Karen Christensen. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-9743091-1-7. $475. REF Levinson and Christensen's 1996 Encyclopedia of
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Encyclopedia of African and African-American Religions
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Library Journal: October 2003 |
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This useful, single-volume guide to the religious movements of Africa, North and South America, and the Carribean covers more that 150 topics, ranging from Abyssinian Baptist Church to Zulu Religion.
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Gale Group - Reference Reviews: April 2001 |
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"This cross-cultural encyclopedia provides ample evidence of the ongoing dialogue that has existed between the Old and the New Worlds for nearly 500 years. In this case, the medium of exchange is the amalgam of spiritua
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Choice: July 2001 |
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A volume with unique articles....a rich sampling of religious expression.
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Booklist: May 1, 2001 |
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A necessary addition to academic and larger public libraries.
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Library Journal: December 15, 2000 |
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...a good starting point for understanding the complex interrelationships among African, African American, and European religious beliefs, practices, and traditions in a global context. Recommended for all libraries.
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Encyclopedia of Community: From the Village to the Virtual World
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Choice: March 2004 |
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Incredibly, this is the first encyclopedia to focus on community as concept and experience, so stands alone in its field as the one title any library must buy to cover this topic. It does not concern itself only with alt
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Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment
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Choice: September 2002 |
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"Respected editor Levinson's entry into this crowded field is ambitious and attractively presented, ostensibly intended for a professional audience, but perhaps of more use to general readers and high school students. Th
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Booklist: January 2003 |
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"Crime and efforts to control it are the focus of this authoritative but unstuffy resource, the place to look for information on topics ranging from community policing and mandatory sentencing to the way crime is depicte
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Library Journal: April 15, 2003 |
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"At a time when terms like forensic and criminal profiling have entered the vernacular, this excellent encyclopedia of criminal justice is providential. The 425 signed articles cover a wide variety of subje
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Encyclopedia of Cultural Anthropology
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American Libraries: May 1997 |
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"Appealing both to high school students and practitioners in the social sciences, 310 scholars contributed the 340 articles ranging from gossip, homelessness, and dreams to semiotics, ethnopsychiatry, and political econo
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Choice: September 1996 |
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"The articles themselves are good summaries of contemporary views in the field and include bibliographies that would have been enhanced had they been annotated, since many of the Encyclopedia's users will be novices who
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Booklist: June 1996 |
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"The Human Relations Area Files (HRAF) at Yale University contain more than one million pages of text of anthropological research. Both these encyclopedias [the Encyclopedia of Cultural Anthropology and the Encyclopedia
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Library Journal: April 1997 |
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"Written by 310 scholars at a level for high school students on up, this will be an authoritative source for endless term papers. For all libraries."
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Encyclopedia of Fundamentalism
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School Library Journal: February 2002 |
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Though the volume will most likely find its primary audience among students, general readers interested in the topic may find themselves browsing the wealth of material gathered here.
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Choice: March 2002 |
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The volume is well structured, with numerous cross-references in both the text and index. Highly recommended for undergraduate collections and seminaries.
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Against the Grain: December 2001-January 2002 |
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As part of the growing Routledge Encyclopedias of Religion and Societies series, the Encyclopedia of Fundamentalism maintains the quality evidenced in the other books in the series. This is one of those reference
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Library Journal: January 2002 |
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...outstanding quality....Whether your readers need a means of rapid entree into research on fundamentalism or simply a general reference, this beautifully laid-out work is the one to have. Strongly recommended for all l
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Booklist: February 2002 |
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Clearly written....Recommended for academic libraries, large public libraries, and seminary libraries.
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Encyclopedia of Homelessness
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Library Journal: September 2004 |
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Sage. 2004. c.886p. ed. by David Levinson. photogs. filmog. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-7619-2751-4. $295. REF
This important encyclopedia provides a needed international perspective on the problem of homelessnes
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Booklist: January 2005 |
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There have been a variety of publications on homelessness in the last few years, but no other up-to-date source is as comprehensive as this encyclopedia. Entries cover homelessness in 8 major U.S. cities and 30 cities an
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Choice: |
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Levinson's remarkable work deserves an award for tackling this complex social problem in such a very thorough and well-organized way. Highly Recommended.
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Encyclopedia of Human Emotions
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Booklist: Feb 1, 2000 |
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"...Entries covering health and illness, folk theories of emotion, and gender and emotions offer perspectives that are not found in other works...a good companion for the traditional encyclopedias of psychology and socia
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Against the Grain: December/January 2000 |
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"Offering more than just a psychological approach, Encyclopedia of Human Emotions also blends the perspectives of sociology, biology, anthropology, medicine and the arts into an interdisciplinary treatment. ...sch
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Library Journal: March 1, 2000 |
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"This unique encyclopedia on human emotions tries to be all things to all readers and succeeds brilliantly. Written for general readers, high school and college students, and scholars seeking state-of-the-art overviews,
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Encyclopedia of Leadership
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Library Journal: August 2004 |
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This authoritative reference source, edited by Pulitzer Prize-winning presidential biographer Burns and written by some 400 scholars from 17 countries, comprehensively covers a burgeoning new field of academic study-l
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Booklist: August 2004 |
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*STAR* Encyclopedia of Leadership. 4v. Ed. by George R. Goethals and others. 2004. 1,927p. appendixes. bibliogs. illus. index. Sage, $595 (0-7619-2597-X). 658.4.
People are fascinated by the stories
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Compass (Harvard/JFK Center for Public L: Fall 2004 |
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The Encyclopedia of Leadership is a massive work that may well fulfill its aspirations as a stimulus to the flowering of leadership as an academic discipline. Whatever that fate, there is no question that it wi
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Choice: October 2004 |
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Reviewed in 2004 October CHOICE. The full review is available by subscription from ChoiceReviews.online, an ALA/ACRL publication.
An extract from the review: "The edi
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Encyclopedia of Marriage and the Family
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Research Quarterly: Spring, 1996 |
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"...a landmark ...the first inclusive and in-depth encyclopedia in the field of family studies. ...outstanding in content, organization, and design. ...The layout is attractive and functional. The binding has been design
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Choice: April 1996 |
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"...detailed and engrossing. ...Destined to be a standard reference work for many years, this set is appropriate for high school age onward and will be consulted as background for reports, speeches, and general knowledge
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Encyclopedia of Millennialism and Millennial Movements
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Choice: February 2001 |
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Factual and evenhanded in [the] treatment of subjects that badly need these qualities. Highly recommended.
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Concordia Theological Quarterly: Spring 2001 |
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An outstanding resource with a sweeping scope....This fine [editorial] team brings a wealth of scholarly research and writing experience to the task....should prove to be an extremely helpful resource to pastors in the p
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American Reference Books Annual: December 2000 |
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"This book is not only about the argument over whether the new century begins on 2000 or 2001, it is also about matters that loom both large and small. According to the introduction, it is a “guide to the religious or s
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Booklist: January 2001 |
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"This volume is part of the Routledge series Religion and Society. Editor Landes, an associate professor of medieval history at Boston University and director of the famed Center for Millennial Studies, is the author of
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Gale Group - Reference Reviews: April 2001 |
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"This new encyclopedia on the influence of millenial thought on history and contemporary world is the inaugural volume of a new series from the Great Barrington, Massachusetts-based Berkshire Reference Works. Edited by
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Encyclopedia of Modern Asia
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Library Journal: April 15, 2003 |
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"This extraordinarily rich reference profiling 33 Asian nations took more than four years to complete and involved more than 900 editors and authors from 60 countries. Coverage ranges from Japan in the east to Turkey in
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Library Journal: May 2002 |
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"Four years in the making, this comprehensive, multidisciplinary encyclopedia of modern Asia uses a broad definition of the continent, offering in-depth coverage of 33 Asian nations as well as the Caucasus and Siberia...
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Lawrence Looks at Books: April 2003 |
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"More than 30 countries, dozens of religions, hundreds of languages and ethnic groups, and half of the world's population constitute the scope of this ambitious new encyclopedia. Ranging from Istanbul to Indonesia and
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Booklist: June 2003 |
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"More than 2,600 accessible entries ranging from 200 to 4,000 words from hundreds of contributors have achieved a further editorial goal of expressing the diversity of modern Asia from a variety of Asian perspectives whi
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School Library Journal: June 2003 |
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"Gr 10 up- Country entries begin with a paragraph about location and population, followed by generally lengthy article that include a fact box. Broad topics, such as literature, the arts, clothing, cuisine, religions, an
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Reference & Research Book News: May 2003 |
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"...An important sub-theme is the relationship between particular countries, which is explored in 100 articles on subjects like US-Japan and India-China relations. Sprinkled throughout are accompanying maps, sidebars wit
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Reference Books Bulletin: June 2003 |
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"We like the way the Encyclopedia of Modern Asia (p. 1822) combines scholarship and accessibility, and one of the things that makes it so accessible is an emphasis on the particular rather than the general in i
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ARBA: 2003 |
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"The Encyclopedia of Modern Asia began in 1998 with a goal to become the standard reference on modern Asia, and with the September 11th attack on the World Trade Center igniting world interest in Asia, the publica
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Reference for Students: |
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"Sometimes we forget that the two most populated countries in the world are side-by-side in Asia: China and India. Sometimes we forget that some of the newest and smallest countries of the world are located in Asia. If y
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Choice: May 2003 |
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"In more than 2,600 articles, this encyclopedia covers the breadth of Asia, largely during the 20th century, from Turkey to Southeast Asia. … Articles about countries typically include an overall "profile" (geography, th
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Encyclopedia of Religion and War
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Booklist: |
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Content is meticulously organized so that the researcher may find the entries easily and may also find further information if desired... Scholars and researchers interested in the connection between religion and war will
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School Library Journal: |
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This substantial volume offers more than 130 alphabetically arranged entries... A comprehensive resource for historical and current views of many significant religions...
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Encyclopedia of Religious Freedom
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Choice: |
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A reliable starting place... Will ground serious students of religion and history in the processes of learning and unprejudiced understanding of religious issues outside their own faith... A wealth of information... Reco
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Booklist: |
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The chronological scope and the geographical range of coverage are impressive... Especially noteworthy are the generally excellent bibliographies at the end of each entry... This volume fills a void in reference sources
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Library Journal: |
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The fourth entry in Routledge's outstanding series on religion and society... An important work…and no previous encyclopedia cover this area. Highly recommended for academic and public libraries.
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Encyclopedia of World Cultures
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School Library Journal: September 1991 |
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“An excellent addition ... a useful tool for reports and to foster greater ethnic awareness and sensitivity to the issues.”
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The Advertising Quarterly: 1991 |
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“This new reference work which describes the cultures of the world, will be a welcome resource to professionals in international and cross-cultural education.”
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Wilson Library Bulletin: 1995 |
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“Patrons and staff say, ’I never knew there were so many cultures!’ It’s great for intercultural communications, international business, political science, or for people curious about their own ethnic heritages. And it g
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Encyclopedia of World Environmental History
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Library Journal: |
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Much [content] is unique... Buy where demand is high for environmental histories in large public and academic libraries.
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Choice: |
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Will be welcomed by students and scholars who can benefit from the presentation of EH [Environmental History] in a separate comprehensive source... Provides extensive coverage of EH... This work is unique and will be use
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Booklist: |
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Comprehensive... Well-written... A worthwhile investment for those in need of a scholarly reference on this timely topic as there are no other single works that provide comparable breadth and authoritative coverage... Re
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Encyclopedia of World Sport, Condensed Popular Edition
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GQ Active: September 1997 |
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"...draws on both the cultural significance and historical"
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Library Journal: April 1997 |
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"...a truly memorable reference"
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Encyclopedia of World Sport: From Ancient Times to the Present
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Library Journal: April 1997 |
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"Spanning the wide world of sports this encyclopedia is certain to be your most popular reference acquisition of the year. The emphasis here is global. A team of 150 specialists provides authoritative coverage on almost
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Ethnic Groups Worldwide
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Booklist: July 1998 |
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“This handbook collects background and current information on ethnic groups and provides helpful analysis for users who would otherwise have to research a variety of sources to gather the same information. The book’s int
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Rettig on Reference: August 1998 |
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“...very thorough and systematic index....”
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School Library Journal: August 1998 |
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"An excellent addition ... a useful tool for reports and to foster greater ethnic awareness and sensitivity to the issues."
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Ethnic Relations: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia
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Booklist: April 1995 |
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"Timely and authoritative information on a crucial world problem is found in this work, a volume in ABC-CLIO's new series, Encyclopedias of the Human Experience. It covers two kinds of topics, definitions of terms pertin
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Choice: June 1995 |
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"Ethnic and racial conflict is a global phenomenon--an issue that touches everyone. ...The book will be of interest and merit for college and public libraries in order to promote understanding of ethnic relations and mul
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Voya: 1995 |
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"...this volume belongs in every junior high, high school, public, and college and university library. It answers many of the ethnic relations questions students ask. This work provides detailed definitions of the cultur
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ARBA: 1995 |
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"The collection of specific conflicts is an excellent resource that provides an international perspective along with giving specific examples to supplement the concepts discussed in the more theoretical sections. ... The
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Curriculum Administrator: June 1996 |
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"Alphabetized entries make the title accessible for the study of ethnic conflicts from around the world have been featured, examining both their historical and cultural dynamics. Key concepts including anti-Semitism, cla
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Family Violence in Cross-Cultural Perspective
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Canadian Journal of Anthropology: 1991 |
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"Levinson's text ... is an important addition to the anthropological study of deviance; important to students interested in deviant behavior, family and gender issues and the social construction of violence...."
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Review and Expositor: 1991 |
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"Levinson's findings are interesting in their own right and also for the implications that can be drawn for intervention and prevention of family violence in our own culture. ...Levinson carefully describes the strengths
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Global Perspectives on the United States: Volume 3
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Choice: February 2008 |
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"The entire set is designed to make the US’s complex relationship with the rest of the world more comprehensible to scholars and general readers alike… The editors have made an exceptional effort to make subjects easy to
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Global Perspectives on the United States: Volumes 1 & 2
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Booklist: July 2007 |
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Levinson, David (Editor) and Christensen, Karen (Editor) 2007. 718 p. Berkshire, hardcover, $275.00. (9781933782065) 327.73009
Worldviews of the U.S. have changed over time, particularly since 9/11 and the war
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Global Village Companion
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Choice: June 1997 |
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"This readable dictionary concisely and thoughtfully defines more than 400 terms related to current world affairs, giving appropriate historical background. Entries range in length from several sentences to several pages
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School Library Journal: May 1997 |
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"A good resource featuring 400 one-to-two page entries that provide definitions and explanations of ideas, events, organizations, and terms that have global significance.... Not bogged down by jargon or political doubles
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Growing Up: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia
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Choice: 1996 |
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"[This] compact encyclopedia provides insight into the influences of customs and economics on the growing-up process in various societies. All children have similarities, but child-rearing environments differ greatly acr
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Health & Illness: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia
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Rettig on Reference: January 1998 |
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"...this one-of-its-kind encyclopedia meets a widespread need in public and academic library collections."
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Booklist: January 1998 |
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"The book would be a valuable addition to any library reference collection serving adults who are interested in these topics."
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Library Journal: October 1997 |
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"From shamanism to modern chiropractic medicine, health care is universal to all cultures. Levinson, a specialist in multicultural research, joins with journalist Gaccione to compile an easy to read guide that gives insi
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Heart of the Community: The Libraries We Love
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Midwest Book Review: December 2007 |
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Combining historical information, inspiring stories, and simply beautiful images, Heart Of The Community offers the reader a true celebration of community libraries across the width and breadth of the land. Very s
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Homelessness Handbook
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Choice: September 2007 |
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"This handbook will be indispensable for professionals working either to help people who are homeless or to address the causes of homelessness. It deserves high praise for its thoroughness. . . . the essays do an excelle
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Human Environments: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia
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School Library Journal: June 1996 |
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"...informative, comprehensive examinations of two important aspects of human society. Levinson's title contains broad-based articles that illustrate the complex relationship that exists among climate, weather, land form
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International Encyclopedia of Women and Sports
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Library Journal: April 1 2001 |
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"A monumental undertaking, this encyclopedia covers women’s sports worldwide and throughout history. In addition to 441 articles, it includes a list of contributors (with affiliations), a list of articles by subject, a s
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Choice: September 2001 |
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"...The wide coverage of the present encyclopedia reflects the diversity in women's sport--e.g., cheerleading, backpacking, yoga, volleyball, tennis, swimming. ..Major health issues of concern to female athletes (e.g., a
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Booklist: May 15, 2001 |
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"...an important contribution to the study of women's participation in athletic activity. The wide variety of coverage and depth of the articles will make it a valuable addition to any collection needing information on w
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Reference and User Services Quarterly: Summer 2001 |
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"...a very well organized and comprehensive reference work...normally I would recommend a work like this for strong sports collections, however...I strongly recommend it for all serious reference collections."
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Law and Politics: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia
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School Library Journal: 1996 |
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"[Law & Politics presents] informative, comprehensive examinations of ... important aspects of human society.... [The book is] readable and interesting and would be useful in sociology, anthropology, and science c
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Choice: 1996 |
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"...visually appealing ... this resource breaks new ground..."
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Marriage, Family, and Relationships: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia
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Library Journal: February 1995 |
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"Broude (psychology, Vassar) has produced a work that is more anthropological than psychological in nature, placing its emphasis on societal and tribal customs rather than on individuals' motivations. Broude uses the con
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Wilson Library Bulletin: May 1995 |
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"She synthesizes this information and draws correlations that apply in multiple cultures between sets of societal values and certain practices. Industrial societies provide very few of Broude's examples. Similarly the ar
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Choice: June 1995 |
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"This wealth of sociological information features fascinating differences and similarities among cultures. In an age of multiculturalism, it is an essential reference tool. ...Unique discussions of US customs are contras
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Tribal Living Book
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Napra Trade Journal: 1993 |
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"How do the peoples of the world create their living quarters: their igloos, their wigwams, their thatched huts? How do they create strings and ropes? How do they dye cloth? The authors are cultural anthropologists, and
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Anthropology and Education Quarterly: 1985 |
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"Levinson and Sherwood's approach is practical and flexible, allowing for reader inexperience (although a Netsilik husband and wife can build an igloo in an hour, ‘You should figure it will take two to three hours'), and
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Library Journal: 1984 |
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"Two cultural anthropologists offer a refreshingly unique approach to the crafts of non-Western and nonindustrial cultures, along with all the necessary instructions, measurements, and diagrams for completing projects. U
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