Gale Virtual Reference Library Ebooks

Americans at War covers major American conflicts from the Colonial Wars through the War on Terrorism in the context of cultural and social events and conditions on the home front.

Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2nd ed. provides access to philosophical classics as well as the breadth of philosophical discussion and research from the last four decades. Comprehensive coverage of African, Islamic, Jewish, Russian, Chinese, and Buddhist philosophies; bioethics; art and more.

Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography provides information on the history of science through articles on the professional lives of scientists. All periods of science from classical antiquity to modern times are represented. The Complete Dictionary includes the 18 volumes of the original Dictionary of Scientific Biography and the 8 volumes of the recently published New Dictionary of Scientific Biography.

Encyclopedia of the Great Depression encompasses nearly two decades of American history; beginning with the farm crisis of the mid-1920s; through the 1929 stock market crash; the gradual recovery during the 1930s with Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal and World War II.

Encyclopaedia Judaica 2nd ed. Provides an overview of Jewish life and knowledge from the Second Temple period to the contemporary State of Israel, from Rabbinic to modern Yiddish literature, from Kabbalah to Americana and from Zionism to the contribution of Jews to world cultures. (Jennings Library also owns this 22 volume set in print).

Encyclopedia of Western Colonialism since 1450 is a comprehensive resource on the subject of colonialism and expansion. From a global perspective, the set traces many facets of colonial growth and imperialism.

Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood: In History and Society presents the social and cultural history of childhood from antiquity to the present. Children and Childhood examines this history through articles on education; parenting; child labor; economics; images of childhood; children's literature; play; toys and games; and more.

Encyclopedia of World Cultures and Supplement This reference set describes more than 1,500 global cultures. it is the source for historical; social; political; economic; linguistic; religious; and other information on virtually every existing culture.

Encyclopedia of Education provides a view of the institutions; people; processes; roles; and philosophies in educational practice in the United States and throughout the world. (Jennings Library also owns this 8 volume set in print).

International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family Includes articles specific to countries and to religious traditions; examining the history of family life within these cultures and discussing how families have been affected by political and social change.

Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity spans the globe to explain the issues behind crimes against humanity and human rights issues as they relate to individual countries and the world at large. It traces the history of events that qualify as genocide and crimes against humanity; profiles perpetrators and heroes; and explains international laws aimed at ending genocide and crimes against humanity.

International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences Original international edition with numerous entries on topics in social science research and practice.

Encyclopedia of Irish History and Culture spans Irish history from prehistoric times to the present, treating both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland in detail. Entries cover history, archaeology, anthropology, geography, politics, economics, the languages and literatures, the visual arts, and other fields.

International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences 2nd Ed. Covers scholarship and fields that have emerged and matured since the publication of the original international edition. Highlights the expanding influence of economics in social science research and features new articles and biographies contributed by scholars from around the world on a wide array of global topics in the social sciences.

Encyclopedia of Multicultural Psychology presents a thorough overview of the psychology of racial, ethnic, and minority issues in the United States. It covers psychology viewed through the lens of the racial and ethnic minority experience.

New Catholic Encyclopedia, 2nd ed. This 15 volume, second edition features revised and new articles. Among the 12,000 entries in the encyclopedia are articles on theology, philosophy, history, literary figures, saints, musicians and much more (Jennings Library also owns this set in print).

St. James Encyclopedia of Labor History Worldwide The 2-vol. St. James Encyclopedia of Labor History Worldwide provides in-depth analysis of more than 300 key events in labor history over the last 200 years; focusing on the relevance of these events to both the labor movement as a whole and to societal changes around the world.

Science and Its Times The histories of science; technology; and mathematics merge with the study of humanities and social science in this interdisciplinary reference work. Essays on people; theories; discoveries; and concepts; bibliographies of primary documents; and chronological elements.