Designed for readers with little or no knowledge of Islam, the Oxford Dictionary of Islam provides vividly-written, up-to-date, and authoritative entries. The Dictionary focuses primarily on the 19th and 20th centuries, providing a highly informative look at the religious, polit…
"Based on the bestselling Oxford Companion to English Literature, this is an indispensable guide to all aspects of English literature. Over 4,900 new and revised A to Z entries give unrivaled coverage of writers, works, historical context, literary theory, allusions, characters,…
This book provides a compact guide to all aspects of English literature. For this edition, existing entries have been updated and new entries have been added on contemporary writers such as Jim Crace and Pat Barker.
Alphabetically arranged articles on statistics, related social science topics, and persons important to the development of the discipline provide a reference source for the professional and a text for the novice.
This new dictionary covers all aspects of mechanical engineering, including thermodynamics, heat transfer, combustion, stress analysis, design, manufacturing, materials mechanics, dynamics, vibrations, and control. It provides authoritative guidance for students, practicing engi…
Authoritative and up-to-date, this fourth edition covers over 90,000 words and phrases, and 120,000 translations of contemporary German and English.
The author has compiled explanations for 3,800 terms relevant to systems concepts and models, and cybernetics. Until retiring his career was with the Belgian Foreign Service (he now lives in Argentina), but he has been involved with the study of systems since the early 1950s.
This reference resource covers of all aspects of English literature from writers, their works, and the historical and cultural context in which they wrote, to critics, literary theory, and allusions. The 7th ed. has been thoroughly revised and updated with over 1,000 new entries.
"The Encyclopedia of Evaluation is an authoritative, first-of-its-kind who, what, where, why, and how of the field of evaluation. Covering professional practice as well as academia, this volume chronicles the development of the field - its history, key figures, theories, approac…
The Encyclopedia of Evaluation is an authoritative, first-of-its-kind who, what, where, why, and how of the field of evaluation. Covering professional practice as well as academia, this volume chronicles the development of the field--its history, key figures, theories, approache…
by Freeman, Morton S., Oxford University Press
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Searchable database of A new dictionary of eponyms by Morton S. Freeman contains the histories behind hundreds of eponyms.
Covers major wars, battles, military leaders, branches of service, weapons, naval vessels, aircraft, types of warfare, military life, acts of Congress, peace groups, and cultural influences. Includes Stephen E. Ambrose writing on the D-Day landing, James M. McPherson on the batt…
