history

An introduction to the history and functions of The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission which prohibits employment discrimination.

Surveys dance as an art form, examining such categories as folk dance, ballet, modern dance, ballroom dancing, and contemporary dance, and discussing the creation and recording of dance.

Presents 52 significant battles of the war in concise detail. Organized alphabetically by battle.

Timetables format provides instant access to key events in major scientific disciplines year by year.

Analyzes American drinking practices and the development of the liquor industry that traces the failures and successes of the reform attempts.

Examines the varied role women have played in medicine--as healers, midwives, doctors, and nurses from ancient times to the 20th century.

Relates the contributions of inventors from all over the world to the development of the motion picture camera and projector and discusses the early days of movies and their reception by the public.

Presents a history of how medical knowledge was discovered and the origins of the names for various body parts and functions.