The judicial system

a reference handbook

The Judicial System: A Reference Handbook provides an authoritative and accessible one-stop resource for understanding the U.S. judicial system and its place in the fabric of American government and society. The American judicial system plays a central role in setting and enforcing the legal ...

Advocating digital citizenship

resources for the library and classroom

In this down-to-earth guide, educators will learn successful strategies for embedding digital citizenship into their library and school instruction. Digital citizenship, the ethical and responsible use of technology, is more important than ever for 21st-century learners and families-all of whom are spending increasingly long hours ...

The Crusades to the Holy Land

the essential reference guide

Based on the latest scholarship by experts in the field, this work provides an accessible guide to the Crusades fought for the liberation and defense of the Holy Land-one of the most enduring and consequential conflicts of the medieval world. * Presents concise, accessible articles written ...

The United States Constitution

questions and answers

Readers will easily grasp the foundations and purposes of the U.S. Constitution-and the critical importance and implications of its amendments-through a series of questions and answers about constitutional topics. The work proceeds logically, covering each article, section, and amendment, explaining how each constitutional change ...

Politics and government in China

"Politics and Government in China" is an introduction to Chinese government and politics. The book provides analysis of China's political history; its key leaders and leadership transitions; and, its political party, state institutions, and party policies. Moving beyond a strict definition of politics, the ...

Religion and politics

A reference handbook.

Legal systems of the World

a political, social, and cultural encyclopedia

Handbook of egypt mythology

Rivers of the world

a social, geographical and environmental sourcebook

Adolf Hitler

a biographical companion

The story of Hitler's rise to power as leader of Germany, the destruction of democracy and civilized values in a great nation, together with World War II, for which he bears the principal responsibility, provide a painful historical lesson. The rise and fall of ...

Bioethics, health care and the law

A dictionary

Encyclopedia of Greco-Roman Mythology.

International Relations: A Political Dictionary.