Gale Encyclopedia of World History
Gale Encyclopedia of World History is a series of two-volume sets focusing on major areas of history. Each set provides a detailed overview topic throughout history and is consistently organized to facilitate comparisons among historical periods. The series launches with two essential sets: Gale Encyclopedia of World History: Governments and Gale Encyclopedia of World History: War.
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n Assyrian Conquests (853 B.C. to 612 B.C.) n Greek-Persian Wars (5th century B.C.) n Conquests of Alexander the Great
(4th century B.C.)
n Roman Conquests (3rd-1st centuries B.C.) n Invasions of Rome
(4th and 5th centuries A.D.)
n Expansion of Islam (7th-11th centuries) n Viking Raids and Norman Conquests n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
GalE EncyclopEdia of World History: GovErnmEnts
Gale Encyclopedia of World History: Governments provides a comprehensive overview of national governments throughout history, explaining their histories, structures, events and key players. The set is organized chronologically by era. Each era is introduced by describing the types of governments active and emerging during the period, followed by examples of historical governments. Each government is described using consistent subheads: Type of Government; Background; Government Structure; Political Parties and Factions; Major Events; and Aftermath or 21st Century. The set features approximately 400 entries and is organized into these chapters: n Early Societies through Classical Civilizations n Expanding Cultural Exchange n Pre-Modern World n Rise of the Colonial Empires n Revolutions and the Emergence of Nation-States n World Wars and the Rise of Modern Autocracies n Postwar Era n End of Colonialism n Post-Communist World
GalE EncyclopEdia of World History: War
Gale Encyclopedia of World History: War focuses on the causes and repercussions of major wars from ancient times to the present. The set is organized chronologically and includes approximately 400 entries covering conflicts and providing biographical entries on the major players involved. Conflicts are introduced in an overview essay followed by entries organized under consistent subheadings, covering: Major Figures; Major Battles; Key Elements of War Craft; and Impact. Events covered in Gale Encyclopedia of World History: War include:
(8th-11th centuries) The Crusades (1099-1291) Mongol Conquests (13th-14th centuries) Hundred Years Wars (1337-1453) Rise and Decline of the Ottoman Empire (14th-17th centuries) Mogul Conquest of India (1526-1707) Conquest of the Americas (15th-16th centuries) Religious Wars in Europe (16th-17th centuries) Japanese Feudal Wars (16th century) Thirty Years War (1618-1648) English Civil War (1642-1651) Dynastic Wars of Europe (1688-1748) Seven Years War (1756-1763) American Revolution (1775-1781) French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars (1789-1815) American Civil War (1861-1865) Crimean War (1854-1856) South American Wars of Liberation (19th century) European Wars of Empire (includes Boer Wars; 19th-early 20th century) World War I (1914-1919) Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) World War II (1939-1945) Korean War (1950-1953) Post-Colonial Wars (1940s-1970s) Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988) Terrorism And many others
Each set in the Gale Encyclopedia of World History also features 300-350 images and illustrations; a chronology of major events; a glossary; bibliographies of sources for further research; and a comprehensive index. Gale Encyclopedia of World History is also available in digital eBook format through the Gale Virtual Reference Library, offering 24/7 unlimited access (no special hardware or readers required). Features of the Gale Virtual Reference Library include full search capabilities; quick access to PDFs of documents for printing, e-mailing or
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Gale Encyclopedia of World History: Governments
1st Ed. About 900 pp. in 2 vols. 2008. ISBN: 978-1-4144-3152-9. Order #GML21108-234209. U.S. $220.00/2-vol. set. Now available. eBook ISBN: 978-1-4144-3155-0. Order #GML21108-234222. Visit www.gale.com/gvrl for eBook pricing.
two essential sets: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. History: Government and Politics and Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. History: War. Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. History: Government and Politics explores how government and politics affects and is affected by social change by examining the history of the U.S. government and political culture throughout American history. Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. History: War details how war affects and is affected by economic, political and social change in American and global society. Each set in the Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. History also features 300-350 images and illustrations; a chronology of major events; a glossary; bibliographies of sources for further research; and a comprehensive index.
Gale Encyclopedia of World History: War
1st Ed. About 900 pp. in 2 vols. 2008. ISBN: 978-1-4144-3148-2. Order #GML21108-234206. U.S. $220.00/2-vol. set. Now available. eBook ISBN: 978-1-4144-3151-2. Order #GML21108-234221. Visit www.gale.com/gvrl for eBook pricing.
Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. History: Government and Politics
1st Ed. About 900 pp. in 2 vols. 2008. ISBN: 978-1-4144-3118-5. Order #GML21108-234096. U.S. $220.00/2-vol. set Now available. eBook ISBN: 978-1-4144-3121-5. Order #GML21108-234117. Visit www.gale.com/gvrl for eBook pricing.
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Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. History: War
1st Ed. About 900 pp. in 2 vols. 2008. ISBN: 978-1-4144-3114-7. Order #GML21108-234093. U.S. $220.00/2-vol. set. Now available. eBook ISBN: 978-1-4144-3117-8. Order #GML21108-234116. Visit www.gale.com/gvrl for eBook pricing.
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