New Reference E-Books and Databases

ABC-Clio.
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Three-volume set (2008) offers hundreds of alphabetically-organized entries on African history, nations, and peoples, plus African-influenced aspects of life in the Americas.
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Greenwood.
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Three-volume set (2008) outlines "the business and economic dynamics of the industry from a diverse array of perspectives that cover the industry's macroeconomic, management, and marketing/promotion issues."

Greenwood.
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Edited by Donald Haase, this three-volume set (2007) contains nearly 700 signed, alphabetically-arranged entries covering major approaches, important authors and scholars, geographical areas, and themes.

Sage / Gale Virtual Reference Library.
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Five-volume set (2008) contains more than 800 signed entries with "broad coverage of corporate social responsibility, the obligation of companies to various stakeholder groups, the contribution of business to society and culture, and the relationship between organizations and the quality of the environment."

Sage / Gale Virtual Reference Library.
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Edited by Claire Renzetti and Jeffrey Edleson, this two-volume set (2008) contains over 500 signed entries on "different forms of interpersonal violence, their incidence and prevalence, theoretical explanations, public policy initiatives, and prevention and intervention strategies."

Routledge / NetLibrary.
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Second edition (2007) provides 86 overview essays on topics relevant to a study of television, including genres, social and economic issues, research methods, theoretical perspectives, and more.

Companion to American Indian History.
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Edited by Philip Deloria, this 2004 volume contains 25 original essays, covering such issues as "contacts with settlers, religion, family, economy, law, education, gender issues, and culture."

Blackwell / NetLibrary.
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This 2006 volume provides about 30 signed chronological and thematic essays which survey "the history of women around the world, studies their interaction with men in gendered societies, and looks at the role of gender in shaping human behavior over thousands of years."

Blackwell / NetLibrary.
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2005 volume edited by Youssef M. Choueiri contains 26 original signed essays, focusing mostly on the modern era, covering "religious, social, cultural, economic, political and military history."

Thompson Gale / Gale Virtual Reference Library.
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Two-volume set (second edition, 2007) contains about 450 signed entries on disorders, diagnostic procedures and techniques, treatments, and more, including entries on all 150 of the disorders classified in DSM-IV-TR.

New Strategist / Gale Virtual Reference Library.
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This is a 14-volume series of analyses of how much Americans spend by age, income, household type, race and Hispanic origin, region of residence, and education.

Routledge / NetLibrary.
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2008 volume explores "several national corporate governance reform experiences from around the world," including studies of China, Japan, and the U.S.