Work in America: An Encyclopedia of History, Policy, and Society
Focusing on developments since the Industrial Revolution, entries cover specific businesses, industries, and types of work; labor relations; compensation and benefits; notable individuals, groups, and organizations; theories and trends; legislation and public policy; training; immigration issues; and more. In addition to the table of contents, there is a listing of entries by category.
Works of science fiction and fantasy increasingly explore gender issues, feature women as central characters, and are written by women writers. This book examines women's contributions to science fiction and fantasy across a range of media and genres, such as fiction, nonfiction, film, television, art, comics, graphic novels, and music. The second volume provides alphabetically arranged entries on more specific subjects, such as Hindu mythology, Toni Morrison, magical realism, and Margaret Atwood.
Encyclopedia of American History (11 volume set)With its release in 2003, the Encyclopedia of American History relegated many similar titles to the realm of obsolescence. Drawing on a wealth of current scholarly study, this revision not only contains new entries for the years since 2003 (the entry for Barack Obama, for example) but, with several hundred additional entries and revisions, provides significant updates and expansion to the entire set. Almost one-third of the more than 3,300 entries are new or revised.
A new edition of a title first published by ABC-CLIO in 1999. In addition to individuals such as Susan B. Anthony, Barbara Boxer, and Coretta Scott King, the 832 entries (144 more than before) cover topics ranging from the general (Civil rights movement, women in; misplaced homemakers) to the particular (President's Interagency Council on Women). There are more than 280 entries on significant court cases. The number of appended documents has been doubled, and the "Facts and Statistics" in appendix 2, the chronology, and the bibliography have been updated.
If you work with data and need easy access to clear, reliable definitions and explanations of modern statistical and statistics-related concepts, then look no further than this dictionary. Nearly 4000 terms are defined, covering medical, survey, theoretical, and applied statistics, including computational and graphical aspects. Entries are pred for standard and specialized statistical software. In addition, short biographies of over 100 important statisticians are given.
