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This state-by-state collection of folk songs describes the history, society, culture, and events characteristic of all fifty states.It focuses on songs concerning the life and times of the people of each state. The topics range from the major historical events, such as the Boston Tea Party, the attack on Fort Sumter, and the California Gold Rush, to regionally important events such as disasters and murders, labor problems, occupational songs, ethnic conflicts.

Provides coverage across the humanities with a concentration on political and cultural history. Each volume includes authoritative narrative accounts by specialists and extensive bibliographies. The subject categories containing the most volumes are regional history, general history (with its chronological series) and literary studies, but there are also several series on the history of religion, philosophy and economic history.

Includes the complete encyclopedia, as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, the Britannica Book of the Year, and an Internet directory that includes more than 130,000 links to Web sites selected, rated, and reviewed by Britannica editors.

provide users with a "gender lens" on society by focusing on significant gender scholarship within commonly recognized areas of social research.

Coverage of all aspects of human rights theory, practice, law, and history in entries created by leading scholars and human rights experts: major figures, organizations and institutions, human rights events and crises, and human rights norms.

A scholarly art encyclopedia covering both Western and non-Western art and encompassing all aspects of visual culture.

Published in 2011, this encyclopedia focuses on women's status starting approximately in the year 2000 and going forward

The Encyclopedia covers the entire history of seafaring, from ancient Egyptian shipbuilders to the nuclear submarines and supertankers of today

Contains the complete text of the 20-volume Second Edition, first published in 1989, together with its 3-volume Additions Series, published in 1993 (volumes 1 and 2) and 1997 (volume 3), and recent online updates.

Long-recognized music encyclopedia, offering comprehensive coverage of music, musicians, music-making, and music scholarship.

Each Handbook offers thorough introductions to topics and a critical survey of the current state of scholarship in a particular field of study, creating an original conception of the field and setting the agenda for new research. The articles review the key issues and major debates, and provide an original argument for how those debates might evolve.

Lists names, addresses, and publication credits for over 8,200 contemporary authors.

The SEP was designed so that each entry is maintained and kept up to date by an expert or group of experts in the field.

Provides concise introductions to the arts and humanities covering a range of subject areas: history, literature, philosophy, religion, and more.