Andromeda Encyclopedic Dictionary of World History
When was the Great Wall of China built? Who were the Safavid rulers of Persia? What was the Investiture Contest?
The Encyclopedic Dictionary of World History, which makes thousands of facts about historical events, periods, and personalities available under more than 3,500 alphabetically arranged headword entries, offers instant answers to these and countless similar questions. Coverage extends across every continent and every century of history. The entries have been prepared by professional historians, and Jeremy Black, Professor of History at the University of Exeter, has acted as academic consultant.
• An authoritative work of reference that deserves a place on the shelves of every student or general reader of history.
• More than 3,500 entries provide at-a-glance information about the most significant people, places, events and concepts in world history.
• Examples drawn from every century and every continent to give fully global coverage.

A Dictionary of Contemporary History - 1945 to the present
A concise guide to the ideas, events, people and movements that have shaped the world from the end of the Second World War to the present.
The dictionary comprises over 500 entries that extend beyond a simple factual description to discuss the origins and significance of key decisions and events. Coverage is global, with entries on all major countries of the world, as well as general entries on issues of international significance, including the global economy, population explosion and women's liberation.

Andromeda Encyclopedic Dictionary of World History
When was the Great Wall of China built? Who were the Safavid rulers of Persia? What was the Investiture Contest?
The Encyclopedic Dictionary of World History, which makes thousands of facts about historical events, periods, and personalities available under more than 3,500 alphabetically arranged headword entries, offers instant answers to these and countless similar questions. Coverage extends across every continent and every century of history. The entries have been prepared by professional historians, and Jeremy Black, Professor of History at the University of Exeter, has acted as academic consultant.
• An authoritative work of reference that deserves a place on the shelves of every student or general reader of history.
• More than 3,500 entries provide at-a-glance information about the most significant people, places, events and concepts in world history.
• Examples drawn from every century and every continent to give fully global coverage.

Concise Atlas of World History, Andromeda
More and more often, the histories of regions far from our front doors make an enormous impact on our lives. That's why people interested in gaining a long-term perspective on world affairs often find themselves in need of a reference work that not only maps space but time as well.
The Concise Atlas of World History is the first major world historical atlas developed in the last twenty years. It is also the first atlas to display the history of the world with a thorough and global perspective. The Concise Atlas of World History allows the user to trace the developments in one region of the world through time, or compare the nature of different civilisations in any given period.
Each map is accompanied by an informative essay on the region and period. In addition, each regional map includes keys to geographical, political, and social details (cities, battle sites, borders, and migrations of population etc.), as well as numbered pointers that further elucidate major historical events and themes embodied in the map.
Created by historians and cartographers experienced in connecting the written word and the graphic image, and prepared under the supervision of an advisory board of scholars of international reputation, the Concise Atlas of World History is the best and handiest reference to date on the record of human life on earth.

Dictionary of British History
The Dictionary of British History covers the history of Britain from Roman times to the present day, and also its overseas territories during British Rule. Attention is paid not only to English history but also to that of Scotland, Wales and Ireland.
• Contains over 3,000 entries, written in clear, accessible language.
• Entries cover significant events and personalities, from the American Revolution to the Downing Street Declaration, and from William the Conqueror to Elizabeth II.

The Companion to British History, Routledge
This comprehensive A-Z guide to the history of Britain and its peoples is for general readers and students. It contains almost 1400 pages packed full of detail on everything from Hadrian's Wall to the Plague to Tony Blair. "The Companion to British History" was assembled over more than thirty years and was first published in 1996 by Longcross Press to great acclaim.
Charles Arnold-Baker is Barrister-at-law and was formerly Visiting Professor at the City University. He served in the British Army in World War Two as the Commander of Winston Churchill's bodyguard. He has written and broadcasted widely on history and the law and has been awarded an O.B.E. for his work in local government.

The Encyclopaedia of the Renaissance
The Renaissance was a much heralded but rather indistinct period of transition from medieval to modern times. Spanning the period from the fourteenth to the sixteenth centuries, it changed forever the course of Western history, and formed the foundation for today's art, science, commerce, politics and religion.
The Encyclopaedia of the Renaissance details in some 2,500 entries the broad range of events, people, ideas and movements that together have come to represent this era. The encyclopaedia also covers a complete range of general topics, including entries devoted to:
• literature - such as Gerusalemme liberata
• music - such as Orlando Gibbons
• philosophy - such as humanism
• religion - such as Cardinal Jacopo Sadoleto
• science - such as algebra
• technology - such as clocks
• exploration - such as Vasco da Gama
• art - such as Mannerism
• architecture - such as Mauro Codussi

The Great American History Fact-Finder
From the Mayflower to the space shuttle, from the Boston Massacre to the Los Angeles riots, The Great American History Fact-Finder brings the kaleidoscope of U.S. history into focus. More than two thousand brief, fact-laden entries on people, places, issues and events - arranged in a convenient A-to-Z sequence - cover the spectrum of American society, culture and history. Topics include politics, the military, business, entertainment, the arts, sports and the media.
• Who ran on the campaign slogan "Don't swap horses in midstream?"
• What were the key issues and consequences of the Dred Scott decision?
• Where were the "lost" states of Franklin and Deseret

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Houghton Mifflin
In this fast-paced information age, how can Americans know what's really important and what's just a passing fashion? Now more than ever, we need a source that concisely sums up the knowledge that matters to Americans - the people, places, ideas, and events that shape our cultural conversation. With more than six thousand entries, The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy is that invaluable source. Wireless technology, Gene therapy, NAFTA. In addition to the thousands of terms described in the original Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, here are more than five hundred new entries to bring Americans' bank of essential knowledge up to date. The original entries have been fully revised to reflect recent changes in world history and politics, American literature, and, especially, science and technology. As E. D. Hirsch writes in the preface, "Community is built up of shared knowledge and values - the same shared knowledge that is taken for granted when we read a book or newspaper, and that is also taken for granted as part of the fabric that connects us to one another."

The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of the Italian Renaissance
Within the vast literature of the Renaissance, this is the one indispensable book: for the student who wants a guide to the complicated maze of Italian Renaissance political history; the scholar who needs a convenient, unified reference source; the art lover who wants to check facts and discover the background to the masterpieces of painting and sculpture; the traveler in Italy who wants to understand the great works of art and architecture in their context; and also the general reader who wants to find out more about this fascinating and important historical and cultural epoch.
• Over 750 entries covering music (eg Palestrina), architecture (eg palazzo), war, diplomacy (Machiavelli), religion, literature and social history, as well as the visual arts (eg Leonardo da Vinci).
• Entries written by major scholars such as Dennis Arnold, Brian Pullan and Marie Boas Hall.
• Comprehensive cross-referencing and glossary of Italian terms.

Who's Who in Ancient Egypt, Routledge
Thousands of years after the end of its great civilisation, ancient Egypt continues to fascinate. While pyramids, mummies and magnificent artworks enthral the modern-day visitor, the questions remain. Who were the people who created these remarkable monuments? What were the inhabitants of the ruined towns we see today really like? And what do the hieroglyphs we admire in our museums tell us of the people who wrote them, their environment, their families, and their aspirations?
In this compelling guide and sourcebook, renowned author and scholar Michael Rice introduces us to the inhabitants of Ancient Egypt, allowing us to encounter their world through their own eyes. Here are the great and the famous, from Cleopatra to Tutankhamun, but also here are the grave-robber Amenwah, Nakht the gardener and Sebastet the hairdresser. The whole arena of Egyptian life is expressed in these pages. Not only are there nearly a thousand biographies, there's also a chapter on "Encountering the Ancient Egyptians", sections on kingship and on religion, a chronology, and explanation of key terms such as calendars or pyramid texts. With a combination of erudite scholarship and a clear and accessible style, this volume opens up the world of the Ancient Egyptians to all those with an interest in the subject in a way that has never been done before.

Who's Who in Gay and Lesbian History, Routledge
Who's Who in Gay and Lesbian History is a uniquely authoritative and comprehensive reference work on the key men and women in the history of homosexuality from antiquity to the middle of the twentieth century. It includes biographies, with references, on figures - famous, notorious or unknown - in politics, social activism, culture and the arts, medicine, religion and other fields throughout Europe, North and South America, South Africa and Australasia.
Expert authors from over a dozen countries have written on over 500 figures, from the era of Sappho and Socrates to the age of Radclyffe Hall and André Gide. This fascinating volume reveals how important men and women who have had emotional or sexual preferences for those of the same gender have been in the ‘canon’ of Western arts, culture, religion and other areas of public life. It will be of particular interest to historians, political scientists, and specialists in gay, lesbian and queer studies or in social, literary or cultural studies.

Who's Who in The Roman World, Routledge
Who's Who in the Roman World is a wide-ranging biographical survey of one of the greatest civilizations in history. Covering a period from the 5th century BC to AD 364, this is an authoritative and hugely enjoyable guide to an era which continues to fascinate today. The figures represented here come from all walks of Roman life and include some of the most famous - not to mention infamous - figures as well as hitherto little-known, but no less fascinating, characters.
• The notorious emperors - Caligula; Nero; Elagabalus; Commodus
• The great poets, philosophers and historians - Virgil; Tacitus; Seneca; Ovid
• The brilliant politicians and soldiers - Hannibal; Scipio; Caesar; Mark Antony; Constantine
• Noteworthy personalities - Acte, mistress of Nero; Catiline, the revolutionary; Spartacus, the champion of the slaves; Gaius Verres, the corrupt governor of Sicily
The inclusion of cross-referencing, a glossary of terms (e.g. Tribune), select bibliographies, a chronology and a list of the emperors completes what is at once a superb reference resource and an enormously entertaining read.