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Encyclopedia of Food and Culture. Volume 2 |
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Категория: Энциклопедии и справочники, Энциклопедии издательства «Gale Inc.» |
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Автор: Solomon H. Katz, William Woys Weaver
Издательство: Gale
Год издания: 2003
isbn: 0-684-80566-9
Количество страниц: 627
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
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The role of food in different cultures throughout time and in all parts of the world is exploded in this exceptional new three-volume culinary reference. ... Contributors include food specialists, anthropologists, archaeologists, historians, economists, and critics who provided 600 signed articles covering topics such as individual staple foods; the role of food in different holidays and festivals; nutrition and food science; food symbolism and its use in various arts; national cuisines; and biographies of individuals in food history. ... The set features 550 black-and-white photographs and illustrations, with separate eight-page inserts of color illustrations in each volume. ... Public libraries especially will find Encyclopedia of Food and Culture valuable since it does cover a broader ranger of culinary subjects and its alphabetical arrangement of entries is easier to use than the chapter structure ... For academic libraries, large public libraries, or any library with a demand for culinary information, this set is highly recommended. |
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Encyclopedia of Food and Culture. Volume 3 |
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Категория: Энциклопедии и справочники, Энциклопедии издательства «Gale Inc.» |
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Автор: Solomon H. Katz, William Woys Weaver
Издательство: Gale
Год издания: 2003
isbn: 0-684-80567-7
Количество страниц: 712
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
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The role of food in different cultures throughout time and in all parts of the world is exploded in this exceptional new three-volume culinary reference. ... Contributors include food specialists, anthropologists, archaeologists, historians, economists, and critics who provided 600 signed articles covering topics such as individual staple foods; the role of food in different holidays and festivals; nutrition and food science; food symbolism and its use in various arts; national cuisines; and biographies of individuals in food history. ... The set features 550 black-and-white photographs and illustrations, with separate eight-page inserts of color illustrations in each volume. ... Public libraries especially will find Encyclopedia of Food and Culture valuable since it does cover a broader ranger of culinary subjects and its alphabetical arrangement of entries is easier to use than the chapter structure ... For academic libraries, large public libraries, or any library with a demand for culinary information, this set is highly recommended. |
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International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis. Vol.1-3 |
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Категория: Энциклопедии и справочники, Энциклопедии издательства «Gale Inc.» |
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Автор: Alain de Mijolla
Издательство: Gale
Год издания: 2005
isbn: 0-02-865924-4
Количество страниц: 2355
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
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Psychoanalysis is over 100 years old. Over the course of the 20th century, many new terms
and concepts have been added to Freud's original constructs. This evolution has occurred
not just in Vienna, Berlin, or Europe, but rather, all over the world. Consequently, new
ideas have been formulated throughout and across the increasingly far-flung psychoanalytic
community, and despite the existence of an international organization with a rich scientific
program, regularly published journals, and an abundance of meetings and exchanges,
the language of psychoanalysis is not as uniform as one would expect. Some concepts are
understood differently and more importantly, have varying implications in different parts
of the world. Other ideas are highly developed and given special status in some countries,
while they are unknown or rarely utilized in others. To complicate matters further, schools
of thought have developed with variant degrees of deviation from Freud's metapsychology. |
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Pollution A to Z. Volume 1 (A-I) |
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Категория: Энциклопедии и справочники, Энциклопедии издательства «Gale Inc.» |
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Автор: Richard M. Stapleton
Издательство: Gale
Год издания: 2004
isbn: 0-02-865701-2
Количество страниц: 398
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
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Grade 8 Up–These 250 signed entries offer solid scientific and historical background, thorough descriptions, and, often, specific recent examples. Beyond the expected subject areas, coverage includes less obvious topics, such as "Information, Access to," that affect pollution in significant ways. Article length varies from one or two paragraphs on a specific topic such as the air pollution disaster at Donora, PA, to fairly comprehensive overviews. For example, a nine-page entry on "Lifestyle" examines the connection between pollution and a consumer lifestyle and "eco-apartheid," the costs of material growth paid by the urban poor. The clear writing is formal in tone; the vocabulary is fairly sophisticated. Statistical information is easy to access from within the narrative and from charts and tables. Valuable historical perspective combines with current information on timely articles such as "Arctic National Wildlife Refuge," which mentions the defeated 2002 legislation regarding oil exploration. Though there is an erroneous reference to "the first Bush administration" with regard to the 2001 opposition of the Kyoto Protocol, facts and dates are accurate. Bibliographies for each article include print and/or Internet sources. Cross-references encourage readers to investigate the relationships among topics. A useful "Topical Outline" groups articles into more than 30 broad categories. Wide margins; orange headings; and scattered color photos, charts, and diagrams make for an attractive layout. Reference works on general environmental areas are available, but many collections will benefit from this focused set that covers a timely topic in a thorough and accessible manner. |
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Pollution A to Z. Volume 2 (L-Z) |
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Категория: Энциклопедии и справочники, Энциклопедии издательства «Gale Inc.» |
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Автор: Richard M. Stapleton
Издательство: Gale
Год издания: 2004
isbn: 0-02-865702-0
Количество страниц: 435
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
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Grade 8 Up–These 250 signed entries offer solid scientific and historical background, thorough descriptions, and, often, specific recent examples. Beyond the expected subject areas, coverage includes less obvious topics, such as "Information, Access to," that affect pollution in significant ways. Article length varies from one or two paragraphs on a specific topic such as the air pollution disaster at Donora, PA, to fairly comprehensive overviews. For example, a nine-page entry on "Lifestyle" examines the connection between pollution and a consumer lifestyle and "eco-apartheid," the costs of material growth paid by the urban poor. The clear writing is formal in tone; the vocabulary is fairly sophisticated. Statistical information is easy to access from within the narrative and from charts and tables. Valuable historical perspective combines with current information on timely articles such as "Arctic National Wildlife Refuge," which mentions the defeated 2002 legislation regarding oil exploration. Though there is an erroneous reference to "the first Bush administration" with regard to the 2001 opposition of the Kyoto Protocol, facts and dates are accurate. Bibliographies for each article include print and/or Internet sources. Cross-references encourage readers to investigate the relationships among topics. A useful "Topical Outline" groups articles into more than 30 broad categories. Wide margins; orange headings; and scattered color photos, charts, and diagrams make for an attractive layout. Reference works on general environmental areas are available, but many collections will benefit from this focused set that covers a timely topic in a thorough and accessible manner. |
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Psychologists and Their Theories for Students. Vol.1-2 |
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Категория: Энциклопедии и справочники, Энциклопедии издательства «Gale Inc.» |
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Автор: Kristine M. Krapp
Издательство: Gale
Год издания: 2005
isbn: 0-7876-6543-6
Количество страниц: 559
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
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The purpose of Psychologists and Their Theories
for Students is to provide readers with in-depth information
on major psychological theories, past and
present, as well as the people who developed them.
Psychologists explains each psychologist's theories in
detail, then analyzes the historical context and critical
reaction to the theories. Biographical information is
also included. Psychologists is designed to meet the
needs of high school and college students in the first
two years of study.
Psychologists contains entries on 20 of the most
frequently studied or most pertinent psychologists in
history. Each entry is accompanied by sidebars
containing information on related theories or other
psychologists who were close to the subject of the
entry, either through proximity or ideology. Photos
and charts are included. Entries follow a standard
structure and include a personal chronology, list of the
subject's principal publications, sources, and bibliographic
information on materials for a student's
further exploration of the subject. The entries are
accompanied by a historical overview of the science
of psychology, chronology, glossary of terms used in
the book, and a general index. |
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Nutrition and Well-Being A-Z (Vol.1-2) |
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Категория: Энциклопедии и справочники, Энциклопедии издательства «Gale Inc.» |
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Автор: Delores C. S. James
Издательство: Gale
Год издания: 2004
isbn: 0-02-865990-2
Количество страниц: 627
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
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Grade 9 Up–A no-nonsense, comprehensive encyclopedia that will be of use to students researching health and food-science topics. The set examines a variety of subjects such as "Antioxidants," "Appetite," "Fats," "Malnutrition," "Soy," and "Organic Foods." The food pyramid is clearly explained and food labels are deciphered line by line. Related topics include diseases that are associated with nutrition, such as osteoporosis and rickets, and health organizations. A global perspective is maintained throughout the work, with articles provided on the diets of geographic and ethnic groups worldwide. The authoritative entries are concise, if a little dry. Nutrition terminology is defined in the margins and included in the glossary. Average-quality, black-and-white photographs lend only slight visual appeal, but generally add information. Frequent graphs, tables, and sidebars supplement the text with more specific or esoteric material. The index has occasional lapses. The more appealing Encyclopedia of Foods (Academic, 2001) takes a less-clinical approach to its topic; it has color photos and contains practical advice on meal planning and preparation. Nutrition's straightforward coverage offers more information on disease and government oversight. |
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Real-Life Math (Vol.1-2) |
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Категория: Энциклопедии и справочники, Энциклопедии издательства «Gale Inc.» |
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Автор: K. Lee Lerner, Brenda Wilmoth Lerner
Издательство: Gale
Год издания: 2005
isbn: 0787694223
Количество страниц: 653
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
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Grade 6-9–From concept to copyediting, this unwieldy survey of applied mathematics falls short in nearly every aspect. Each of the 80 alphabetically arranged chapters, from Addition to Zero-Sum Games, takes on a curriculum-centered topic. They open with a definition, close with a brief list of further sources, and in between quickly lay out fundamental terms and ideas, historical background, and descriptions of Real-life Applications. The latter often include word (rarely number) examples, but also tend to be nonspecific, if not outright simplistic; online purchasing over a secure connection is safe, for instance, because hackers can't decode the content even if they somehow manage to intercept the message somehow. Under Algebra, the entry on making tradeoffs between lifespan and voltage when Buying Light Bulbs assumes that small variations in voltage are an option. In addition, despite substantial duplication of topics, there are no see references to connect related entries, such as those for carbon dating or sports wagering. Printed in two large volumes of dense, double-columned, seldom-illustrated text, this is less likely than the textbooks that it is supposed to compliment [sic], or actual workbooks such as Terry Cooper's Real Life Math (Scholastic, 2002), to attract or change the attitudes of reluctant students. |
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Historical Atlas of the Islamic World |
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Категория: Энциклопедии и справочники, Энциклопедии издательства «Gale Inc.» |
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Автор: Malise Ruthven, Azim Nanji
Издательство: Gale
Год издания: 2004
isbn: 0674013859
Количество страниц: 210
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
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Islam dominates the news these days-be it a story on Shia uprisings in Iraq, banning headscarves in French schools or prosecuting extremists involved in the Sept. 11 attacks-yet few Americans are familiar with the religion's complex history. Author Ruthven, along with Muslim scholar Nanji, present a rich but accessible history of Islam, now the religion of one-fifth of the world's population, from Mohammed to bin Laden. Brief, digestible essays create an illuminating picture of the pivotal moments and movements, like the colonization of the Muslim world and recent rise of Islamist terrorists, which are complemented by numerous color illustrations mapping the religion's spread from ancient Arabia to its outer limits in today's Africa and Southeast Asia. While this is not an infallible resource (the authors misidentify the location of Djenne's enormous mud mosque; it is in Mali, not Niger), it is certainly a most helpful one. Color maps and photographs throughout. |
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Encyclopedia of World Cultures. Supplement |
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Категория: Энциклопедии и справочники, Энциклопедии издательства «Gale Inc.» |
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Автор: Melvin Ember, Carol R. Ember, Ian Skoggard
Издательство: Gale
Год издания: 2002
isbn: 0-02-865671-7
Количество страниц: 449
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
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This supplement has entries for cultures not included in the 10-volume Encyclopedia of World Cultures (Macmillan, 1991-96) as well as entries that have been updated and expanded. |
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