Encyclopaedia Judaica

ISBN 13:
978-0-02-865928-2

List Price: $2,155.00/22 volume set

Last year's Dartmouth Medal winner is lauded as the standard work on Judaism. The second edition of this world-renowned Encyclopaedia , which was released in 2007, incorporates information on more than three decades of changes and the latest scholarship, expanding the scope and relevance of the original work.

The Encyclopaedia , which was first published in the early 1970s, is completely updated for today's students and researchers, including many features that make its 22 volumes of scholarship extremely accessible, including:

A fully-searchable Internet version for libraries, synagogues and other institutions

More than 600 maps, charts and tables

168 pages of full-color photographs and other images, detailing the many aspects of Jewish life and culture

Encyclopedia of Race and Racism

ISBN 13:
978-0-02-866020-2

List Price: $400.00/3 vol set. 2007

This title is the first such work examining the anthropological, sociological, historical, economic and scientific theories of race and racism in the modern era. The set delves into the historic origins of ideas of race and racism and explores their social and scientific consequences. Some of the nearly 400 articles address broad theoretical topics that have helped to shape modern ideas about race and racism; others address more specific subjects in the larger fields.

The set includes biographies of dozens of significant theorists, as well as political and social leaders and notorious racists. The Encyclopedia of Race and Racism also includes a carefully chosen selection of primary documents that enhance and reinforce the content of the articles.

Schirmer Encyclopedia of Film

ISBN 13:
978-0-02-865791-2

List Price: $459.00/4 vol set

This schoarlarly A-Z encyclopedia introduces the world of film and film studies to students, researchers and library patrons.

The set offers wide-lens coverage of popular and hard-to-find topics such as film history, censorship, national cinemals, production design, film theory and so much more. Approximately 200 entries cover specific topics, including acting, censorship, editing, lighting and others. Also included are more than 230 career profiles, placing individual achievements in the context of specific topics.

Additional features include a comprehensive index; a list of further reading sources; 350 black-and-white and 150 full color photographs; and more.