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  • COLONIAL AMERICA: AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SOCIAL, POLITICAL, CULTURAL, AND ECONOMIC HISTORY
    JAMES CIMENT
    No era in American history has been more fascinating to Americans, or more critical to the ultimate destiny of the United States, than the colonial era. Between the time that the first European settlers established a colony at Jamestown in 1607 through the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the outlines of America's distinctive political culture, economic system, socia...

    $979.00

  • ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE JAZZ AGE: FROM THE END OF WORLD WAR I TO THE GREAT CRASH
    JAMES CIMENT
    This illustrated encyclopedia offers in-depth coverage of one of the most fascinating and widely studied periods in American history. Extending from the end of World War I in 1918 to the great Wall Street crash in 1929, the Jazz age was a time of frenetic energy and unprecedented historical developments, ranging from the League of Nations, woman suffrage, Prohibition, the Red S...

    $5,800.00

  • ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CONFLICTS SINCE WORLD WAR II
    JAMES CIMENT
    Thoroughly revised to include 25 conflicts not covered in the previous edition, as well as expanded and updated information on previous coverage, this illustrated reference presents descriptions and analyses of more than 170 significant post-World War II conflicts around the globe. Organized by region for ease of access, "Encyclopedia of Conflicts Since World War II, Second Edi...

    $1,400.00

  • POSTWAR AMERICA
    JAMES CIMENT
    From the outbreak of the Cold War to the rise of the United States as the last remaining superpower, the years following World War II were filled with momentous events and rapid change. Diplomatically, economically, politically, and culturally, the United States became a major influence around the globe. On the domestic front, this period witnessed some of the most turbulent an...

    $11,000.00

  • CULTURE WARS
    CHAPMAN, ROGER / CIMENT, JAMES
    The term "culture wars" refers to the political and sociological polarisation that has characterised American society the past several decades. This new edition provides an enlightening and comprehensive A-to-Z ready reference, now with supporting primary documents, on major topics of contemporary importance for students, teachers, and the general reader. It aims to promote und...

    $1,400.00

  • AMERICAN IMMIGRATION
    JAMES CIMENT / JOHN RADZILOWSKI
    Thoroughly revised and expanded, this is the definitive reference on American immigration from both historic and contemporary perspectives. It traces the scope and sweep of U.S. immigration from the earliest settlements to the present, providing a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to all aspects of this critically important subject. Every major immigrant group and every...

    $12,000.00

  • WORLD TERRORISM: AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF POLITICAL VIOLENCE FROM ANCIENT TIMES TO THE POST-9/11 ERA
    JAMES CIMENT
    First Published in 2015. This collection holds three volumes. Terrorism is a term that defies easy definition and its meaning has also changed over the course of history. Because this encyclopedia aims at comprehensiveness —across time, geography, and the conceptual landscape —it applies the broadest definition of terrorism: the use of violence or the threat of violence to ef...

    $9,500.00

  • SOCIAL ISSUES IN AMERICA
    JAMES CIMENT
    Truly comprehensive in scope - and arranged in A-Z format for quick access - this eight-volume set is a one-source reference for anyone researching the historical and contemporary details of more than 170 major issues confronting American society. Entries cover the full range of hotly contested social issues - including economic, scientific, environmental, criminal, legal, secu...

    $14,000.00

  • ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GLOBAL POPULATION AND DEMOGRAPHICS
    JAMES CIMENT
    This up-to-date and comprehensive encyclopedia focuses on the population in each of the 194 countries of the world. Emphasis is on the world's population at the end of the twentieth century and on predictions for the next fifty years. This will be the authoritative source of information for students, scholars, librarians, government officials, and journalists. ...

    $2,000.00

  • ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CONFLICTS SINCE WORLD WAR II
    CIMENT, JAMES / HILL, KENNETH
    This copiously illustrated A-Z reference presents the most in-depth information available about the various conflicts the world has endured, local, regional, and international, since World War II. Some 142 conflicts are discussed and analyzed. The Encyclopedia of Conflict since World War II, with its coverage of all the countries of the world, fills a critical need for clear, c...

    $10,500.00