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Women and Music in America Since 1900: An Encyclopedia

(More Info)	Women in World History
10,000 articles of prominent women across the ages are represented in these 17 volumes. Articles range in length from one paragraph to multiple pages. Each article is signed, and major articles have a list of sources or suggested reading. More than 300 scholars contributed to this work from 20 nations. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Women's Issues
Addresses changing, dynamic nature of women's lives in America in three volumes. Wide variety of topics, including events, organizations, and key issues in the field of women's studies. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Women's Periodicals in the United States : Consumer Magazines
Covers the history of seventy-five consumer magazines primarily read by women and published in the United States. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Women's Studies Encyclopedia
An excellent source of information for anyone studying women, feminism, or social issues. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Women's Studies: a recommended bibliography
This over 800-page tome is now in its 3rd edition. It covers the literature in Women's Studies from 1986 to 1999. It describes the best printed and web-based information sources on women and gender. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Word by Word Translations of Songs and Arias
The translations in these two volumes are arranged alphabetically by composer, with German and French composers in volume 1 and Italian composers in volume 2. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	World at Risk
"Provides introductory analysis and reference material on thirty key issues facing the world today, including those in the fields of economics, the environment, human development, law, politics, and security." Read the full annotation

World Development Indicators

(More Info)	World Economic Plants: A Standard Reference
A comprehensive reference containing a synopsis of taxonomic information for nearly 10,000 species. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre
Covers the period from 1945 to the present and is divided up into 150 nations, with each entry divided up into twelve sections, including History, Artistic Profile, Music Theatre, Design, and Further Reading. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	World Hunger: A Guide to the Economic and Political Dimensions
Part of the War/Peace Bibliography Series, this title provides background information and more than 2,000 citations to literature on worldwide hunger. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	World Literature and Its Times
Examines literary texts in the times and places in which they were written and took place. The twelve volume set covers a full range of world literature, from Australia to Zimbabwe and everywhere in between. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	World Literature Criticism
This six-volume set provides "a broad selection of the best criticism of works by major authors of the past five hundred years." Read the full annotation

(More Info)	World Music: the rough guide
Volume 1 covers Africa, Asia, and the Middle East; volume 2, Latin and North America, the Caribbean, Asia, India, and the Pacific region. There are discographies at the end of each chapter. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	World of Microbiology and Immunology
In this two volume set, "The editors intend to provide an understanding of disease and human health, and succeed by combining microbiology and immunology to produce a coherent and understandable encyclopedia." The encyclopedia also contains many biographies of lesser-known scientists. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	World Philosophy: Essay-Reviews of 225 Major Works
Extensive five volume work containing critical summary essays of major philosophical works, critiques by modern scholars, and extensive bibliographies for further study. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	World Poets
3-volume set written especially for students of poetry and comprised of authoritative bio-critical articles by scholars and poets. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	World Resources 2000-2001: People and Ecosystems
This edition by the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Environment Programme, the World Bank, and the World Resources Institute was undertaken to develop recommendations that would safeguard the world's ecosystems. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	WorldCat (Public)
WorldCat (Public) is a global network of library content. This WorldCat site provides some services and functionality not offered on the other WorldCat site, but the content is identical. WorldCat is ideal for locating research sources not owned by Calvin so that the sources can be acquired through InterLibrary Loan. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life
A 4-volume set which gives information about 500 cultures of the world and covers 20 areas of daily life, including food, clothing, language, and religion. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations
A 6-volume set, which covers all the nations of the world - their geography, history, economy, and politics. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Worship Music: a Concise Dictionary
Focuses on the worship music of English-speaking North Americans. Its over 2,500 entries range across major denominations within Western Christianity, the Byzantine/Slav tradition, and Judaism. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal
E.T.: Dictionary of the Frisian Language, published by the Fryske Akademy, 1984 - . Currently at 21 volumes. A comprehensive Frisian-Dutch dictionary which serves as the language's principal authority. Read the full annotation

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