Small and Witherick's highly successful dictionary has already, in its
first three editions, proved its value as a comprehensive guide to the
key principles, concepts, and terminology of contemporary geography.
This new, accessible edition reflects developments in the discipline
since 1995. Covering both human and physical geography, this dictionary
is an essential reference for undergraduate geography students.
Conceived as part of the
author's wider interest in plant and tree lore and ethnobotanical studies, this fully revised edition of Elsevier's Dictionary of
Plant Names and Their Origins contains over 30,000 vernacular and literary English names of plants.
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"Encyclopedia of Literature and Criticism"
by Martin Coyle
If you are a graduate student in literature or library science, don't miss this beauty. The scholarship is incredible; the amount of information is amazing.
Ninety essays cover subjects as diverse as feminist theatre, postmodernism, medieval literature, romantic poetry, Marxist criticism, censorship, realism and the novel, contemporary American poetry, New Historicism, the origins of the modern stage, the renaissance, women and the poetic tradition, the printed book, and Shakespeare and eighteenth-century fiction.
Each essay seeks to provide the reader with a clear sense of the full significance of its subject as well as guidance for further reading.
The Environment Dictionary provides an essential source of information on all aspects of the environment. It includes all the basic scientific terms and concepts along with socio-economic, cultural, historical and political elements which impact on the environment. This dictionary provides the interdisciplinary approach required to understand environmental issues worldwide. Designed for a wide range of readers, the dictionary is up-to-date, easy to read and to reference. Selected environmental issues which have particular importance are treated in greater depth through a series of boxed case studies. A wide range of maps and figures illustrate the texts and extensive cross-referencing between entries ensures readers can build on their knowledge.
By Michael Ash, Irene Ash
This key reference will serve as the most comprehensive source for identifying and locating products in the international chemical marketplace. It has been written for the chemists, materials sientists, end-product formulators, industrial application specialists and scientists working in associated fields.