Encyclopaedias & Reference Works

First published in 1943, this volume collects together the principle Irish constitutional and political documents from the Introduction of English ...

The World Yearbook of Education was first published by the Evans Brothers in 1965 in association with the University of London Institute of Educati...

Sport, Leisure and Tourism is a practical guide to finding information, encouraging readers to make active use of libraries in their research. This...

Speedway continues to attract larger crowds season by season and television coverage is also on the increase. This work features each team and ride...

In its more than 65 years of existence, the International Monetary Fund has evolved from a small, obscure international agency, with new and uncert...

This book is designed to complement Harp Music Bibliography: Compositions for Solo Harp and Harp Ensemble (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1...

This dictionary covers the period of the Industrial Revolution, the years between 1750 and 1850, when the major developments and technical advances...

El Sendero Luminoso—The Shining Path—is Peru's long-standing Maoist revolutionary group that has significantly shifted the entire landscape of Peru...

Codenames were a vital feature of World War II, serving as mental shorthand for those in the know, and obscuring the issues for those who were not....

First Published in 2005, In this World Year Book new ground is broken by concentrating on an aspect and type of education which has been, until rec...

This volume lists more than 4,800 European and 400 Australian, South African, and Japanese artists who worked from 1800 to 1990, and offers 9,000 s...

Charles Burchfield (1893-1967) is an American artist who portrayed the sounds and colors of nature in his paintings and drawings, producing such wo...

In the 19th and 20th centuries, dozens of anarchist publications appeared throughout the United States despite limited financial resources, a peste...

This study surveys the position of women in academic institutions across the world, investigating the nature of the gender gap in various countries...

Did you know . . . ? Michigan is seventeenth in oil production in the United States. The Great Lakes are said to be the only glacially produced str...

Employing a range of archive black and white photographs, this book examines the US Marine Corps' organisation and command structure, strategy, tac...

Now in Paperback! Early in 1971, Five Fingers of Death premiered in a New York movie theater. This was America's first look at a Chinese martial ar...

Published in the year 2005, World Yearbook of Education 1988 is a valuable contribution to Major Works.

One of the central roles of education is to prepare students for the future and yet its study is often a neglected issue. This work focuses on the ...

First published in 2005. The goal of Education For All, set by the United Nations at the 1990 Jomtien (Thailand) Conference and adopted by heads of...

The World Yearbook of Education was first published by the Evans Brothers in 1965 in association with the University of London Institute of Educati...

This book serves as a succint and thorough guide to pursuing basic research in Chinese sources. Designed as a tool for both primary and secondary t...

Who is Osiris? Which god was invoked by common folk to bring good luck? Who is the patron of childbirth? Such questions are answered in this update...

Covering everything from Adam to Zakariyyah, this concise reference guide is designed specifically for readers and students who wish to learn more ...

Military Balance is the International Institute for Strategic Studies annual assessment of the military capabilities and defence economics of nearl...

This concise, accessible text provides students with a history of American constitutional development in the context of political, economic, and so...

Everything you need to quickly acquire a solid working knowledge ofmore than 3,000 essential real estate terms In real estate, as in any type of b...

The spread of the British Empire around the globe made vast changes in the relationship of peoples to places. Because the logistics of colonization...

Published in 2005, World Yearbook of Education 1980 is an important contribution to the Major Works Series.

In The 50 Greatest Players in Chicago Bears History, sports historian Robert W. Cohen ranks the top 50 players ever to perform for one of the NFL's...

This text explores a variety of themes developed from successive years of the University of California, Davis, multidisciplinary graduate conferenc...

With contributions from international authors, this text demonstrates that education systems, and what it is to be educated, are in transition and ...

Published in the year 2005, World Yearbook of Education 1974 is a valuable contribution to the field of Major Works

This annual summary of educational policies and practices worldwide includes discussion of multi-skills and flexibility, school-work links, qualifi...

Historical Dictionary of Lebanon, Second Edition covers the long history of Lebanon, from before the Ottoman era through the Ottoman Era, the Frenc...

For Southeast Asia, the Vietnam War altered forever the history, topography, people, economy, and politics of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (D...