French Resource Guide: Books and Background Into

Six-volume survey of European history from 1450, the beginning of the print revolution, to 1789 and the French Revolution; presents over 1,000 alphabetically arranged entries covering the period's most significant personalities and meaningful developments in the arts, religion, politics, exploration, and warfare ...

European history from the onset of the French Revolution to the outbreak of World War. Alphabetically arranged entries cover the period's most significant personalities and meaningful developments in the arts, religion, politics, exploration, and warfare ...

World history since 1900, including world leaders, diplomacy, conflicts, government, explorers, inventions, music, literature, film, athletes, and more ...

Presents easy-to-understand information on 200 countries and dependencies from around the world; discusses a variety of topics in detail, from banking and securities to climate, from government data to demographic statistics ...

Multicultural biographical source that covers notable individuals from every part of the world and from all time periods who have made significant contributions to human culture ...

Covers world authors from many periods and genres, building an understanding of the various contexts -- from the biographical to the literary to the historical -- in which literature can be viewed. Identifies the significant literary devices and global themes that define a writer's style and place the author in a larger literary tradition as chronicled and evaluated by critics over time ...

A wide array of global topics in the social sciences ...

Covers cultural groups in Asia, Europe, the Americas and Africa; organized by continent, covering history, politics, customs, religion, education, human rights issues, teen life, and more ...

Examines over 200 countries; documents the myriad ways in which culture defines and separates the nations of the world as much as geographical borders do ...

Dress as a reflection of social status, aesthetic trends, economic conditions, cultural exchange, and modern media marketing, covering the evolution of clothing styles in diverse historical periods, regions, and countries ...

Social and cultural perspective to the global history of food, foodstuffs, diet, cuisine, and culinary exchange from primitive human society to contemporary times ...