Historical Dictionaries of Ancient Civilizations and Historical Eras

There is a lot to like about Scarecrow's various Historical Dictionaries series. The books are written by experts in the area or country that is covered. All contain well-written brief histories of the country and chronologies that, though they cover historical time periods, heavily feature more recent events. Brief A-Z entries cover the main people, politics, social issues, foreign affairs, institutions, and policies that make the country unique. Extensive bibliographies are divided into several general subject areas. -Booklist Stretching from the very earliest ages to more recent eras, the scope of this series covers the vast sweep of human history. It starts with some of the great ancient civilizations, like those of Egypt, Phoenecia and Mesopotamia, includes more recent empires like the Mughal, Mongol and Napoleonic ones, but also the Renaissance and Enlightenment, and not only Western history but also Medieval China (and the Cultural Revolution), India, Mesoamerica and North America. Like the other historical dictionaries, these start with a chronology and general introduction, providing the big picture, before moving on to significant details in hundreds of -dictionary+ entries on more specific topics. These may be outstanding figures, whether thinkers or doers, philosophers, theoreticians, politicians, generals or dictators and conquerors. There are also entries on the state institutions, programs and principles, achievements and failures, victories and defeats. Alongside the political material, there is information on the economy, society and culture. This is topped off with a substantial bibliography pointing to further reading. These can be read on their own but, in many cases, it would be helpful to refer to other similar volumes on specific countries within the series of historical dictionaries on Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Oceania, Europe, and Latin America.

Editor(s): Jon Woronoff

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ID	ISBN13	Format	Title	Full Title	Image URL	ord	Imprint	Author	cur US Price	cur UK Price	cur US Pub Date	SPub Date	lnk ISBN13	Classification	Rank

Historical Dictionary of Ancient Egypt, Third Edition MORRIS L. BIERBRIER Rowman & Littlefield Publishers • November 2022 • Reference
Historical Dictionary of Medieval Russia, Second Edition LAWRENCE N. LANGER Rowman & Littlefield Publishers • September 2021 • Reference
Historical Dictionary of Ancient Nubia RICHARD A. LOBBAN JR. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers • April 2021 • Reference
Historical Dictionary of Medieval Christian Nubia RICHARD A. LOBBAN JR. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers • October 2020 • Reference
Historical Dictionary of the Hittites, Second Edition CHARLES BURNEY Rowman & Littlefield Publishers • April 2018 • Reference
Historical Dictionary of the Mongol World Empire, Second Edition PAUL D. BUELL AND FRANCESCA FIASCHETTI Rowman & Littlefield Publishers • April 2018 • Reference
Historical Dictionary of Ancient South America, Second Edition MARTIN GIESSO Rowman & Littlefield Publishers • March 2018 • Reference
Historical Dictionary of Medieval China, 2 Volumes, Second Edition VICTOR CUNRUI XIONG Rowman & Littlefield Publishers • April 2017 • Reference
Historical Dictionary of the British Empire KENNETH J. PANTON Rowman & Littlefield Publishers • May 2015 • Reference
Historical Dictionary of Japan to 1945 KENNETH HENSHALL Scarecrow Press • November 2013 • Reference
Historical Dictionary of the Ottoman Empire, Second Edition SELCUK AKSIN SOMEL Scarecrow Press • December 2011 • Reference
Historical Dictionary of Mesoamerica WALTER R. T. WITSCHEY AND CLIFFORD T. BROWN Scarecrow Press • December 2011 • Reference
Historical Dictionary of Byzantium, Second Edition JOHN H. ROSSER Scarecrow Press • December 2011 • Reference
Historical Dictionary of Mesopotamia, Second Edition GWENDOLYN LEICK Scarecrow Press • November 2009 • Reference
Historical Dictionary of the Etruscans SIMON K.F. STODDART Scarecrow Press • June 2009 • Reference
Historical Dictionary of Modern China (1800-1949) JAMES Z. GAO Scarecrow Press • June 2009 • Reference
Historical Dictionary of Ancient India KUMKUM ROY Scarecrow Press • December 2008 • Reference
Historical Dictionary of Ancient Egypt, Second Edition MORRIS L. BIERBRIER Scarecrow Press • August 2008 • Reference
Historical Dictionary of Medieval India IQTIDAR ALAM KHAN Scarecrow Press • April 2008 • Reference
Historical Dictionary of Ancient Southeast Asia JOHN N. MIKSIC Scarecrow Press • December 2006 • Reference
Historical Dictionary of the Enlightenment HARVEY CHISICK Scarecrow Press • February 2005 • Reference
Historical Dictionary of Early North America CAMERON B. WESSON Scarecrow Press • October 2004 • Reference
Historical Dictionary of Ancient Israel NIELS PETER LEMCHE Scarecrow Press • December 2003 • Reference
Historical Dictionary of Ancient and Medieval Nubia RICHARD A. LOBBAN Scarecrow Press • December 2003 • Reference
Historical Dictionary of Medieval Russia LAWRENCE N. LANGER Scarecrow Press • December 2001 • Reference
Historical Dictionary of Pre-Colonial Africa ROBERT O. COLLINS Scarecrow Press • July 2001 • Reference