Social Sciences

The Talmudic Encyclopedia includes and explains more than 1500 values regarding Halachic laws and terms, Jewish customs and more - from the days of the Mishnah until the present. The concise values that are taken from the Talmudic literature, are written in a clear and focused way, and include the specific source references in detail.

Contains numerous works from the Jewish Responsa literature - rabbinic case-law rulings which represent the historical-sociological milieu of real-life situations. In addition, the database includes the Bible, the Talmud,and their principal commentaries; works about Jewish law and customs; major codes of Jewish law, such as Maimonides' Mishneh Torah and the Shulchan Aruch with its principal commentaries; midrashim, Zohar, etc. Jewish knowledge, law, and lore across thousands of years is encompassed. Also includes the Entsiklopedyah Talmudit [Talmudic Encyclopedia].

An International Olympic Committee Medical Commission Publication,published in collaboration with the International Federation of Sport Medicine. The Young Athlete provides medical doctors and sports scientists with comprehensive and authoritative information on important topic areas as physical conditioning, the relationship of physical performance to growth and maturation, nutrition, prevention and treatment of injuries, and non-orthopaedic health concerns. Edited by Helge Hebestreit and Oded Bar-Or. Vol. XIII of the Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine. 2008

Ethnographic Video Online contains over 1600 films, primarily ethnographic documentaries and interviews of anthropologists. The collection covers every region of the world and features the work of many of the most influential documentary filmmakers of the 20th century, including previously unreleased raw footage, field notes and study guides. Documentaries from key filmmakers such as John Marshall, Timothy Ash, Robert Gardner, David MacDougall, John Bishop, David Plath, and others provide long-term perspectives on the study of regions and cultures, as well as the historical development of documentary film itself. Each film includes a transcript. Clips and playlists can be created, saved and shared.  Videos can be downloaded to an Apple OS or Android phone, available for 48 hours.

This collection includes both Ethnographic Video Volume I and Ethnographic Video Volume II.  Voulme II provides an additional 450 films, including films from a number of new publishers and distributors, such as the Royal Anthropological Institute (RAI), ZED, and Documentary Educational Resources (DER)

1911-

Arctic & Antarctic Regions is the world's largest collection of international polar databases. With over 1 million records from 1800 to the present, Arctic & Antarctic Regions covers a wide variety of sources from multiple disciplines. Many sources are indexed only in Arctic & Antarctic Regions making it the best resource for research on cold regions anywhere, from temperate regions with cold winters to the Himalayas of Tibet.

Second edition of this 14-volume encyclopedia, published in 2005. ELL2 is the most comprehensive encyclopedia of linguistics, with over 3,000 articles, 1500 illustrations and 38,000 references. Includes about 700 biographical entries and 200 language maps. Keith Brown, editor.

This encyclopedia of psychology and related fields has over 1200 entries contributed by 700 experts worldwide. Fourth edition updated and expanded to include much new material. Edited by Irving B. Weiner and W. Edward Craighead.

4th edition, 2010

Over 1800 entries, on all aspects of sociology. Includes introductions to sociological theories and research that have developed outside of the United States and Western Europe. Includes a timeline and extensive bibliographies. Published in print and online in 2007, with new articles added continuously. Edited by George Ritzer, University of Maryland.

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The Encyclopedia of Law and Higher Education is intended to serve as a comprehensive source on the law of higher education for undergraduate and graduate students, educators, legal practitioners, and general readers concerned with this central area of public life (desegregation, race-conscious admissions plans, gender equity, and the free speech rights of faculty members). Ed. by Charles J. Russo.

2010

It is primarily the formal education of the previously enslaved that this encyclopedia addresses—from preschool through professional school. This encyclopedia is the first reference work to address the topic both historically and in the context of the 21st century. Ed. by Kofi Lomotey.

2009