civilization

Photographs and detailed maps describe the historical events and culture of ancient Mesopotamia.

Examines the lives and obsessions of the men associated with the scientific revolution and the birth of the Royal Society in seventeenth-century England including William Gilbert, Francis Bacon, William Harvey, Christopher Wren, and Isaac Newton.

Contains entries that provide information on various aspects of American popular culture from the Great Depression to the onset of World War II, covering art, architecture, aviation, comics, expositions/fairs, film, food and drink, government, literature, music, newspapers, organizations, radio, social issues, sports, theater, travel, and youth; arranged alphabetically from A to M.

Presents volume five of an eight-volume collection on regional cultures of America and examines the traditions and history of the Southwest through narratives on Native Americans, architecture, Spanish influence, border music, and other areas that define the Southwestern states.

Presents volume eight of an eight-volume collection on regional cultures of America and examines the traditions and history of the Pacific states through narratives on Native Americans, westward expansion, music, fashion, and tourism, and other areas that define the Pacific states.

Presents volume seven of an eight-volume collection on regional cultures of America and examines the traditions and history of the Rocky Mountain states through narratives on Native Americans and folk tales, cowboy poetry, shamanistic practices, and other areas that define the Rocky Mountain states.

Presents volume six of an eight-volume collection on regional cultures of America and examines the traditions and history of the Great Plains through narratives on Native Americans, Buffalo soldiers, folk ballads and territory jazz, as well as other areas that define the Great Plains.

Presents volume three of an eight-volume collection on regional cultures of America and examines the traditions and history of the Midwest through narratives on the Plains Indians, "Old World" European influences, 1893 World's Columbia Exposition and 1904 World's Fair, Mark Twain, and other areas that define the Midwestern states.

Presents volume four of an eight-volume collection on regional cultures of America and examines the traditions and history of the South through narratives on Native Americans, slavery and the Civil War, architecture, Appalachian folk music, and other areas that define the Southern states.

Presents volume one of an eight-volume collection on regional cultures of America and examines the traditions and history of New England through thirteen topical essays on Native Americans, Puritan settlers, and other areas that define New England.