A comprehensive guide to the essentials of evolutionary biology, essential concepts and theories, present methods, models and findings, and the history of evolutions and current controversies. Topics include: Darwin, natural selection, human origins, behavioral ecology, diversity, mathematical models, and cell and developmental biology. Special essays include Stephen Jay Gould's "Macroevolution" and Jane Goodall and Elizabeth Vinson-Lonsdorf on "Culture in Chimpanzees."
Covers phenomena that change life on Earth, such as: altered ecosystems, climate change, food and water supply, population, politics and global change, institutions and policies, biographies, and case studies.
Includes advances in navigation, the discovery of the New World, polar expeditions, and the space age. In addition to examining the lives and expeditions of heroic and influential explorers, the book covers navigational and marine sciences and ranges from ancient cultures through modern space exploration.
Covers: Geography (entries on cities, countries, and regions); Agriculture; Production Systems, Business History, and Technology; Demography; Institutions, Governments, and Markets; Macroeconomic History and International Economics; Money, Banking and Finance; Labor; Natural Resources and the Environment; and Biographies.
Covers significant events, inventions, and social movements in American history that have affected the way Americans view, prepare, and consume food and drink. Includes regions, people, ingredients, companies, advertising, historical eras, holidays and festivals, and political, scientific, and economic currents pertinent to American cuisine. Includes: History, Geography, Ethnic and Cultural Cuisines, Food Staples, Cooked and Processed Foods, Beverages, Food and Culture, Holidays, Education and Food Writing, Cookbooks and Manuscripts, Food Corporations, Politics, Policies, and Issues, Science and Health, and Biographies.
Comprehensive information about the fastest growing minority population in the United States. 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. Covers identity, art, politics, religion, education, health, and history.
Covers the entire history of seafaring, from ancient Egyptian shipbuilders to the nuclear submarines and supertankers of toda; examines all aspects of maritime history, including naval history, shipbuilding, biographies of major figures, navigation and scientific instrumentation, maritime art and literature, commerce and economics, and international law. Placing maritime affairs in their larger historical context, the Encyclopedia shows how seafaring has both reflected and influenced the major economic, cultural, military, and political developments in world history.
Provides information about major world developments from 1750 to the present, with close attention to social, economic, cultural, and political topics. Covers social history, demography, family life, politics, economics, religion, thought, education, science and technology, culture, standard geographic and ethnic units in the modern period.
Covers the role women have played throughout world history. Includes over 650 biographies of influential women and articles covering topics such as geography and history, culture and society, organizations, movements, and gender studies.