Shally-Jensen, Michael

Provides a two volume set that explores the role that pandemics and plagues have played in history, from the fifth century BCE to today, including content on the Black Death, smallpox, the plague, malaria, typhoid, polio, SARS, AIDS, COVID-19 and others.

Offers in-depth analysis of fifty-eight documents that provide a compelling view of slavery told through a variety of perspectives including the slaves themselves, abolitionists, social reformers, lawyers, reporters, judges, soldiers, politicians, and legislators.

A four volume set that provides an up-to-date overview of conflicts around the globe.

Examines both the history and the current state of the free press, through in-depth chapters that provide a thorough commentary of significant primary source documents.

Provides a two volume set that spans the history of the Middle East region and includes a variety of documents from several eras, including Book of the Cave Treasures (ca. 500-600), Qur'an (ca. 610-632), Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel (1948), Osama bin Ladin: Declaration of Jihad Against Americans (1996), and Benjamin Netanyaju: Address to AIPAC (2016).

This sweeping work covers world cultures from prehistory through the year 700 C.E. With in-depth analysis of civilizations, key figures, cities, cultures and daily life. Its three volumes stretch beyond the boundaries of the ancient world of Greece, Rome and Egypt, to include Egypt, China, the Near East, Europe, Africa, the Americas and more, to provide true world coverage. The set begins with 26 overview essays, from Agriculture to Writing Systems, followed by 1,100 alphabetically arranged essays on persons, cultures, wars, battles, documents or works, traditions or cultural phenomena, structures or artifacts, places or sites, terms, and groups or civilizations. Next, over 200 entries provide in-depth overviews of historic civilizations, times and places. Lastly, the set provides detailed descriptions of "life as" an individual living in a given time and place. Coverage is broad in scope, yet easy to use, with guides for pronunciation, geography, word usage, and timelines included. Additional appendices include a Categorized List of Contents, Timeline, Geographical Guide to Ancient World, Glossary, Websites, and Bibliography, as well as a Name Index and a comprehensive Subject Index. Not only does the set provide encyclopedic coverage of the Ancient World and its civilizations, but it goes on to offer students and researchers new insight into what it meant to live in a specific time and place. No other reference tool provides this unique combination of material. -- Amazon.com.

Offers in-depth analysis of a broad range of historical documents and historic events that make up the story of women's struggles to achieve basic rights and full legal standing, the right to vote, the right to make their own decisions and the right to achieve dignity and equity.

"Examines 25 potential career paths in Information Technology, including: Computer engineer, Computer programmer, Robotics technician; ... provide(s) real-world information about these in-demand professions, including: A day in the life, work environment, education & training, earnings & advancement, employment outlook, networking contacts, areas with the highest employment levels, and conversations with real professionals"--Amazon.com.

A two volume set that considers the first fifty years of the last century through in-depth analysis of seventy-two primary documents including speeches, letters, treaties, pacts, manifestos, essays, book excerpts, and first-hand reports.

Covers important historical documents from the U.S. Supreme Court as well as other courts in American history.