The Encyclopedia of Community: From the Village to the Virtual World explores the topic at the heart of social initiatives and academic endeavors from around the world.
The Encyclopedia of Human Emotions is a unique work that uses a cross-cultural and interdisciplinary approach.
The definitive reference source on the human relationship with nature throughout history, the Encyclopedia of World Environmental History provides much-needed explanation of urgent social and environmental issues in articles replete with the stories of human and natural history.
The four-volume Encyclopedia of Crime & Punishment is the definitive reference source on crime, criminal justice, police science, and related topics.
The Encyclopedia of African and African-American Religions, the second volume in the acclaimed Religion and Society series, breaks fresh ground on the subject of African and African-American religion and its influence throughout the world.
The Encyclopedia of Millennialism and Millennial Movements, the first volume in the acclaimed Religion & Society series, covers 200 topics and movements - from Cargo Cults to the Anti-Christ - and offers a fresh, modern perspective on the role and importance of religion in society.
The Encyclopedia of Fundamentalism is the third volume of the acclaimed Religion & Society series, primarily focused on Protestant fundamentalism in the United States.
The Encyclopedia of Modern Asia is a monumental scholarly work, as expansive in scope as the continent of Asia itself.
The three-volume International Encyclopedia of Women and Sports is the largest and most comprehensive work about women’s sports ever published. In 430 A-Z articles, leading scholars and specialists cover numerous sports and sports figures, as well as health issues such as eating disorders, nutrition and bone density, and social issues such as body image, gender equity and Title IX legislation (which mandates equity in school funding for women’s sports programs). A number of organizations contributed to this project, including the Women’s Sports Foundation, the International Working Group on Women and Sport, Amateur Athletic Foundation, and others. One of the American Library Association’s RUSA committee’s choice for Outstanding Reference Publications 2001.
Volume 9 of the Encyclopedia of Sustainability examines sustainability in Africa, Europe, and western Asia.
Volume 7 of the Encyclopedia of Sustainability examines sustainability in China, India, and East and Southeast Asia.
Volume 6 of the Encyclopedia of Sustainability examines ways to measure human impact on the environment.
