World History

Contains over four thousand entries that provide information about various aspects of history, from prehistory to the late twentieth century, covering significant men and women, religious and political movements, foreign countries and international organizations, and key battles and places.

Contains over 2,600 entries that provide information about political, diplomatic, and military people and events in the history of the world from 1900 through the early twenty-first century.

This edition of the Dictionary of World History contains comprehensive coverage of the key figures and events of world history. Available in print only.

This handbook uses a historical perspective to critically examine our everyday understandings of women and men, masculinity and femininity, and sexual difference in general. Central to this account is the conviction that gender is neither natural nor innocent.