social conditions

Contains reference guide that provides data for over two hundred fifty countries and territories andincludes information such as such as geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues.

A short study of crime and criminals throughout history, various punishments, and law enforcement.

Contains 209 essays that explore topics in the social history of Europe from 1350 to 2000, grouped by subject in twenty-three categories, including biographies; with cross-references, bibliographies, an alphabetical table of contents, and a comprehensive index.

Photographs, graphs, maps, charts, and statistics help provide information on a wide range of issues that impact the world in the first decade of the twenty-first century, covering commerce, healthcare, religion, terrorism, global warming, natural resources, technology, education, and other related topics.

Presents a comprehensive historical narrative that describes how and why ancient civilizations such as the Anasazi, Maya, and the Polynesian culture on Easter Island failed and fell into ruin and examines how lessons learned from the past can help in preserving the future.

Presents a collection of more than one hundred excerpts from dance, etiquette, beauty, and fashion manuals of the nineteenth century.

Contains 180 essays arranged in fourteen thematic sectionsthat examine the processes and people of the American socialstructure.

Explores the historical background, controversies, and personal narratives of the Woodstock Festival.

Presents a comprehensive historical narrative that describes how and why ancient civilizations such as the Anasazi, Maya, and the Polynesian culture on Easter Island failed and fell into ruin and examines how lessons learned from the past can help in preserving the future.