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Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Biographical Note: Xiaojian Zhao, PhD, is professor of Asian American studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Edward J.W. Park, PhD, is...

Biographical Note: Kathleen Uradnik is professor of political science at St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN, as well as a licensed attorney. Lori A. Johnson is assistant professor of...

Brief Description: Among the most tumultuous conflicts of modern America is the war over legal and undocumented immigrants currently residing within U.S. borders. Since the passing of the 1965 Immigration...

Table of Contents: Guide to Related Topics Introduction Entries: Marc Notes: Bibl. ref. & index.;v. 1. A-G -- v. 2. H-Z. Biographical Note: Daniel L. Smith-Christopher is a professor in...

Table of Contents: Guide to Related Topics Acknowledgments Introduction Entries Agriculture Alien Abductions Art and Science Artificial Intelligence Asymmetric Warfare Autism Biodiesel Biotechnology Brain Sciences Cancer Censorship Chaos Theory Chemical...

Biographical Note: Michael Atkinson is Senior Lecturer in the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences at Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK. A noted expert in sports deviance and physical cultural studies,...

Biographical Note: Kimberly P. Brackett is Distinguished Teaching Associate Professor of Sociology at Auburn University Montgomery where she currently serves as Department Head. Born in Jacksonville, FL, she is a...

Biographical Note: Akinyele Umoja is a professor and chair of the Department of African-American Studies at Georgia State University. Karin L. Stanford, PhD, is professor of Africana studies at California...

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index;v. 1. A-D -- v. 2. E-M -- v. 3. N-S -- v. 4. T-Z. Table of Contents: Preface Introduction: Reading in America Today...

Brief Description: Written by a distinguished cast of authors include many high profile British crime-writers including Andrew Taylor, Laura Wilson, Jessica Mann and Natasha Cooper. This encyclopedia presents the most...

Biographical Note: Melanie Byrd is professor of history at Valdosta State University, where she teaches courses on world civilizations. She has published in such journals as Napoleonic Scholarship and Napoleon:...

Biographical Note: VICTORIA PITTS-TAYLOR is Professor of Sociology at Queens College and the Graduate Center, CUNY. She specializes in social theory and sociology of the body and is the author...