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Traces the history of events that qualify as genocide and crimes against humanity, profiles perpetrators and heroes, and explains international laws and law proceedings aimed at ending genocide and crimes against humanity.

Provides articles and source Documents, verbatim texts of important and informative documents in the genesis of a genocide event, such as the verdict of the Turkish Military Court that at one point convicted the perpetrators of the Armenian Genocide; the Protocol of the infamous Wannsee Conference; and the text of the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.

Concentrates upon both the natural and man-made changes to the world's environment.

Covers social issues which brings together viewpoint articles, contextual topic overviews, government and organizational statistics, court cases, profiles of government agencies and special interest groups, newspaper and magazines articles, as well as links to more than 1,000 reviewed and subject-indexed web sites.

Contains 700 entries on human bondage and the slave trade from ancient times to the present. Includes biographical sketches, illustrations, and maps

Highlights the expanding influence of economics in social science research and features new articles and biographies.

Offer long-form overview articles written, peer-reviewed, and edited by leading scholars. The OREs cover both foundational and cutting-edge topics for major areas of research across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.

Traces the historical evolution of cultural geography through to the very latest research.

Provides a history and culture of food and drink in America. The entries brings together the scholarship on wide-ranging topics on food and drink.

Covers social issues which brings together viewpoint articles, contextual topic overviews, government and organizational statistics, court cases, profiles of government agencies and special interest groups, newspaper and magazines articles, as well as links to more than 1,000 reviewed and subject-indexed web sites.

Considers both the professional ethics of science and technology, and the ethical and political issues raised by science and technology in an increasingly complex and global society. This broad coverage supports the numerous courses in applied and professional ethics and policy related to the practice of science and technology in education.

Contains entries on key scientists, discoveries, and inventions from the 16th through the 18 centuries, along with a topic finder to locate subjects such as people, countries, scientific disciplines, and institutions.