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Examines the book from numerous perspectives - historical, cultural, social, economic, ethnic, and literary. This book in the Critical Insights series explores the many factors that have made Steinbeck's short novel so enduringly appealing, examining the history of the work's critical reception while also contributing new insights that have not been pursued before.

Provides need-to-know data on the specifics of careers within the transportation sector.

Introduces students and researchers to the fundamentals of pharmacology using easy-to-understand language, to provide a solid background, and help readers develop a deeper understanding and appreciation of this important and evolving subject.

Provides need-to-know data on the specifics of a variety of careers within the field of psychology.

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.

Usually read as an attack on the brutalities of European colonialism, the work is sometimes now read as a colonialist project in its own right. This volume explores numerous dimensions of Conrad's book, looking at it in various historical, literary, and cultural contexts and examining both its artistry and its themes.

Explores a wide variety of topics in modern agriculture. From the use of big data and new technologies for monitoring water levels and weather, to the use of biotechnology in seed production and new non-chemical ways to control pests and weeds, this volume provides students and researchers with new and interesting ways to look at agricultural production in modern society.

Chronicles the people, ideas, and events that have changed the way the world works.

Provides information on both federal and provincial governments, courts, and their elected and appointed members.

Offers some of the most engaging American speeches of the year.

Examines the evolving issues of space science and technology, providing periodical articles that provide perspective of America's past, present, and future in the realm of space exploration.

Takes a closer look at America's evolving ideas about the nature and value of the democratic system.

Focuses on the National Forensics League's (NFL) 2019-2020 National Debate Topic, Arms Sales. America's arms-sales policy directs both commercial sales (DCS) and foreign military sales (FMS) and can be viewed as either a key tool of foreign policy and national security or as a practice that results in the opposite of its intent.

Looks at America's relationship with North and South Korea, from the long U.S.-South Korean military alliance to America's developing relationship with North Korea and the tense 2018 effort to stem North Korea's nuclear weapons program.

Examines the stories associated with gods and goddesses: their relationships with each other and with human beings; their faults, foibles, strengths, and powers. This set offers explanations of how the gods and goddesses gifted humans with life, water, fire, music, and dance. Nearly 220 essays detail gods and goddesses from around the globe.

In print for more than seven decades as Broadcasting Yearbook and more recently, Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook, this directory has been the go-to source for station data and industry contacts in the US and Canadian television, radio and cable marketplace.

A comprehensive and valuable compendium of biographies of leading women in US politics, past and present, and an examination of the wide range of women's movements.

Provides a comprehensive overview of the support services and information resources available for people diagnosed with a chronic illness. This directory details the wide range of organizations, educational materials, books, newsletters, web sites, periodicals and databases that address 88 specific chronic illnesses.

Offers in-depth, single volumes that follow the debate, or path, to a decision on a controversial topic as it evolved throughout history. Each volume offers a wide range of opinion essays and editorials, speeches, and journal articles and expert analysis.

Provides a wide variety of perspectives on both traditional and more recent views of Earth's resources. The entries are diverse, with articles covering fisheries, forests, aluminum, the Industrial Revolution, nd placer mineral deposits.

Contains nearly 800 alphabetically arranged articles. They cover a variety of topics, including endangered animal species, air pollution, national parks, environmental legislation, oil spills, alternative energy sources, and global climate change. Essays also cover such topics as sick building syndrome, noise pollution, smog, and urban planning.

Contains 650 essays on all aspects of infectious diseases, including pathogens and pathogenicity, transmission, the immune system, vaccines, diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and social concerns such as bioterrorism.

Explores all levels of the nursing profession, to give students and adult job-seekers real-world information about their many career paths, including: Cardiovascular Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner, Geriatric Nursing, Neonatal Nursing, Oncology Nursing, Pediatric Nursing, Psychiatric Nursing and Women's Health Nursing.

Looks at Milton's epic from many different critical and theoretical perspectives and offers students and researchers multiple ways of engaging with a writer whom many critics consider the equal of William Shakespeare.

Examines the wide range of literary texts that have been subjected to censorship, either at the time of their first publication, later in their history, or both. Because important works frequently offer challenging responses to social, historical, and political issues, often it is the very best works that provoke the most hostility or discomfort.

Offers diverse views of the work that many consider William Shakespeare's masterpiece. Essays provide close analyses of language, discussion of the play as a work (and film), and various contextual approaches, including essays on historical, cultural, social, philosophical, and gender contexts.

Discusses the difference between how groups operate versus how individuals behave. Principles of Sociology is the second title in Salem's Principles of Sociology series. This series is intended to introduce students and researchers to the fundamentals of important and far-reaching topics in sociology.

Provides descriptions of hundreds of famous and well-regarded works of science fiction and fantasy, summarizing plots and analysing the works in terms of their contributions to literature. Each article discusses an individual book or series and often comments on other works by the same author.

Presents detailed accounts of the lives and work of the 876 men, women, and institutions that earned the Nobel Prize from its inception in 1901. Arranged alphabetically, each informative 1,200 to 2,500-word essay provides abundant information on the Laureate's life and achievements, with special emphasis on the body of work for which the prize was awarded.

Presents detailed accounts of the lives and work of the 876 men, women, and institutions that earned the Nobel Prize from its inception in 1901. Arranged alphabetically, each informative 1,200 to 2,500-word essay provides abundant information on the Laureate's life and achievements, with special emphasis on the body of work for which the prize was awarded.