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| Genre/Form: | Encyclopedias Encyclopédies |
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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Encyclopedia of European social history from 1350 to 2000. New York : Scribner, c2001 (OCoLC)657164322 |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Peter N Stearns |
| ISBN: | 0684805820 9780684805825 0684805774 9780684805771 0684805782 9780684805788 0684805790 9780684805795 0684805804 9780684805801 0684805812 9780684805818 0684806452 9780684806457 |
| OCLC Number: | 45023408 |
| Description: | 6 v. : ill. ; 28 cm. |
| Contents: | v. 1. Methods and theoretical approaches ; The periods of social history ; Regions, nations, and peoples ; Europe and the world -- v. 2 Processes of social change ; Population and geography ; Cities and urbanization ; Rural life ; State and society -- v. 3. Social structure ; Social protest ; Deviance, crime, and social control ; Social problems and social reform -- v. 4. Gender ; The family and age groups ; Sexuality ; Body and mind ; Work -- v. 5. Culture and popular culture ; Modern recreation and leisure ; Religion ; Education and literacy ; Everyday life -- v. 6. Biographies ; Directory of contributors ; Index. |
| Responsibility: | Peter N. Stearns, editor-in-chief. |
Abstract:
"Covering the period from the beginning of the Renaissance to the present, this encyclopedia consists of 209 signed articles and nearly 300 biographical entries. The set is thoroughly indexed, amply illustrated, and a joy to read. Graduate students will find it useful as an introduction to historiography while advanced high school students will enjoy the articles on historical topics."--"Outstanding Reference Sources," American Libraries, May 2001.
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