history

Hoping to uncover the shards of the Shikon Jewel, an evil demoness steals Lady Kikyo's ashes and defiles her grave to bring her back to life--all she needs is Kagome's soul.

As the Age of Exploration came to a close, the world seemed to be a significantly smaller place than it once was, with more major landmasses identified on the global map. Armed with greater knowledge and better equipment than their predecessors, explorers in the late Renaissance and Enlightenment eras took up the reins.

Introduces young readers to the Boston Tea Party and its impact on American history.

Includes biographical, critical, and bibliographical information on Alice Walker.

Explores the history of American modern dance in light of the social dynamics which led dancers to challenge the conventional roles and images of gender, sexuality, race, class, and regionalism.

Illustrations and text help describe what life was like during medieval times, the Viking Age, in the Roman world, and ancient Egypt.

Brief text and captioned cartoons discuss Freud's life and theories and describe the beginning of the psychoanalytic movement.

Text and photographs present a brief overview of the history of communications from cuneiform writing in the first century B.C. to the Internet and videoconferencing at the end of the twentieth century.