encyclopedias

"Solidly authoritative and comprehensive, The Companion to Southern Literature spans the genres, languages, ideologies, events, culture, literary history, works, and writers that comprise the literature of the South. From incest to grits, topics are wide-ranging and eclectic. It features alphabetical and topical tables of contents and a thorough index that allows users to find important names that may lack an entry. With more than 500 entries by 200 contributors, the book contains signed essays that are critical and complete with cross-references and a brief bibliography. This companion's affordability and comprehensiveness make it a value and a prized reference work."--"The Best of the Best Reference Sources," American Libraries, May 2003.

More than 250 alphabetized entries describe Mexico's performing arts, popular culture, politics, controversies, geography, economic development, and other aspects. Also includes a bibliography, an annotated list of Web sites, and statistical comparisons with the U.S.

Contains over one thousand alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about various aspects of China, covering geography, religion, popular culture, art, literature, history, politics, foreign relations, and other topics.

Alphabetically-arranged profiles of Western Asian countries provide information on the history, economy, language, religion, lifestyle, food and drink, health, education, arts, politics, and culture of the peoples of each country, from the United Arab Emirates to Yemen.

Alphabetically-arranged profiles of Western Asian countries provide information on the history, economy, language, religion, lifestyle, food and drink, health, education, arts, politics, and culture of the peoples of each country, from Turkey to Turkmenistan.