Literary Movements for Students, 2nd ed.
February 8 , 2013Presenting analysis, context, and criticism on literary movements. Entries provide in-depth historical background information on each movement as well as modern critical interpretation of each movement's characteristic styles and themes.
Literary Newsmakers from Students, Vol. 1
February 8 , 2013Provides analysis and criticism of recent novels and other works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and drama.
Literary Newsmakers for Students, Vol. 2
February 8 , 2013Provides analysis and criticism of recent novels and other works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and drama.
Literary Newsmakers for Students, Vol. 3
February 8 , 2013Provides analysis and criticism of recent novels and other works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and drama.
Literary Themes for Students: Race and Prejudice
February 8 , 2013Works included represent a wide range of circumstances in which individuals experience prejudice in American, British and world literature. The discussion goes well beyond race, religion, and gender into ethnicity, social status, mental and physical health, and personal beliefs and behaviors.
Literary Themes for Students: the American Dream
February 8 , 2013Provides readers with an overview of literary works that explore the theme of the American dream. Analyzes poetry, plays, short stories, novels, and works of nonfiction that address this theme in some capacity, and how that theme has been treated in literature at different times in history and across diverse cultures.
Literary Themes for Students: War and Peace
February 8 , 2013Presents a myriad of viewpoints, so that modern readers can begin to grasp the complexities of war and its impact. Such stories give voice to the individuals who fight and are fought against, who are injured, who suffer on the battlefield and at home, and who, inevitably, can no longer speak for themselves. Examines dominant and recurring subthemes in the literature of war; including survival, terrorism, leadership, and genocide.
Medicine, Health, and Bioethics: Essential Primary Sources
February 8 , 2013A focus on leading social issues of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. Each title contains approximately 175 full or excerpted documents---speeches, legislation, magazine and newspaper articles, essays, memoirs, letters, interviews, novels, songs, and works of art---as well as overview information that places each document in context.
Mexican-American War
February 8 , 2013Covers the period from the U.S. annexation of Texas to the Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo (1848), including the battles of the conflict and also the mixed feelings of Americans regarding the war.
Middle Ages Reference library
February 8 , 2013Covers the different civilizations and peoples of Medieval times; includes biographical essays on significant individuals of the era; and presents a collection of excerpts from relevant letters, journal entries, poems and more from the era.