International in scope and spanning all time periods of human history, The Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History includes 900 original articles by noted scholars from more than thirty-five countries.
Tags: Money, Banking, Finance, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Markets
A comprehensive guide to the essentials of evolutionary biology, these entries by leading experts survey essential concepts and theories, present methods, models and findings, and discuss both the history of the field and current controversies.
Tags: Darwinism, Charles Darwin, Natural Selection, Jane Goodall, Cultural Evolution, Creationism, Galapagos
In 700 original, intriguing articles—from “Apple Pie” to “Zombie”— The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America covers the significant events, inventions, and social movements in American history that have affected the way Americans view, prepare, and consume food and drink.
Tags: History of Food, Cultural Food, Culinary Arts, American Food, Food Writing, Food Education
Encompassing tsunamis, elephant conservation, ocean pollution, mining regulation, and permafrost melt, the 300 authoritative articles in this unique and wide-ranging encyclopedia investigate all types of phenomena that change life on Earth.
Tags: Animal Conservation, Ecosystems, Climate Change, Global Warming, Food Supply, Water Supply, Population Control, Anthropology
This landmark scholarly work offers comprehensive, reliable, and accessible information about the fastest growing minority population in the United States. With an unprecedented scope and cutting-edge scholarship, the Encyclopedia draws together the diverse historical and contemporary experiences in the United States of Latinos and Latinas from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Central America, South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
Tags: American History, Latinx, Immigration, Integration, DACA, Dreamers, Citizenship
The Encyclopedia covers the entire history of seafaring, from ancient Egyptian shipbuilders to the nuclear submarines and supertankers of today.
Tags: Naval History, Shipbuilding, Navigation, Pirates, Cartography, Maritime Law, Ports
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures is the first comprehensive reference source to chronicle Pre-Hispanic, colonial, and modern Mesoamerica, defined as the lands stretching from Mexico to the southern tip of Central America.
Tags: Aztecs, Mayans, Colonial Period, Postcolonial Period, Spanish Conquest, Yucatan
The Encyclopedia of Rhetoric is a comprehensive survey of one of the Western world’s oldest disciplines. Its 150 entries, written by leading scholars, bring together expertise in classical studies, philosophy, literature, literary theory, cultural studies, speech, and communications in a comprehensive treatment of the art of persuasion.
Tags: Public Speaking, Hermeneutics, Ethics, Alliteration, Analogy, Language, Syntax, Poetry, Tropes, Debate
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