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Unlike other women-focused dictionaries, most of which concentrate on a small number of famous women, this two volume Dictionary contains 25,000 brief biographical entries.
In addition, Dictionary of Women Worldwide provides thousands of entries on non U.S. figures.
The Dictionary also includes an occupation, ethnicity/nationality and chronological index.
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ISBN 13: 9780787675851
ISBN 10: 0787675857
$340.00 |
BiographyOur biography portfolio includes the comprehensive online reference database Biography Resource Center. It also offers key reference titles such as Dictionary of Women WorldwideNew Dictionary of Scientific Biography In December 2007, Charles Scribner’s Sons will release the first major reworking of the Dictionary of Scientific Biography, entitled The New Dictionary of Scientific Biography, featuring more than 800 completely new articles. This new edition extends, complements, and comments upon the original containing thousands of biographies of mathematicians and natural scientists from all countries and from all historical periods. It presents an accurate and reliable narrative of the development of science, not as a mere accumulation of technical information but as the collective accomplishment that has ordered our understanding of nature.
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ISBN-13: 9780684313207ISBN: 0684313200 Price: $805.00 until 31/12/07, then $895.00  Biographical Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East & North Africa A window on the people and culture of the Middle East, the Biographical Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East & North Africa illuminates the lives of the most influential and controversial figures in the region who came to prominence during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. It includes more than 300 alphabetically arranged profiles of contemporary leaders who belong to various political, ethnic, and religious groups, as well as notable individuals associated with business, law, science, social issues, sports, entertainment, literature and fine and performing arts
Also available: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East
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ISBN: 1414418892 Price: $211.00 until 30/11/07, thereafter $235.00 |
This comprehensive online biographical reference database is designed to meet the needs of public, school and academic libraries in the areas of literature, science, multicultural studies, business, entertainment, politics, sports, government, history, arts and newsmakers.
The Biography Resource Center contains more than 422,000 biographies on more than 335,000 people from around the world and throughout history. It combines more than 135 frequently consulted Gale biographical databases with nearly 300 full-text periodicals.
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