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Authoritative reference books covering many topics in depth. Subject areas include art & architecture, anthropology, cookery, culture, classical studies, history, language, linguistics, literary theory, philosophy, religion, science and technology, law, human rights, politics, sociology, social sciences, and economics.

Titles

  • Black Women in America (2 ed.)  
  • Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable (19 ed.)  
  • Dictionary of American Family Names (1 ed.)  
  • Encyclopedia of Aesthetics  
  • Encyclopedia of Evolution  
  • Encyclopedia of Human Rights  
  • Encyclopedia of Rhetoric  
  • Encyclopedia of Semiotics  
  • Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls  
  • Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment  
  • Green's Dictionary of Slang  
  • Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations (5 ed.)  
  • Oxford Dictionary of Political Quotations (4 ed.)  
  • Oxford Essential Quotations (6 ed.)  Quick reference
  • The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art  
  • The Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture  
  • The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts  
  • The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture  
  • The Grove Encyclopedia of Materials and Techniques in Art  
  • The Grove Encyclopedia of Northern Renaissance Art  
  • The Oxford Companion to Architecture  
  • The Oxford Companion to Beer  
  • The Oxford Companion to Women's Writing in the United States  
  • The Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance  
  • The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Social History  
  • The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt  
  • The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome  
  • The Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature  
  • The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature  
  • The Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History  
  • The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America (2 ed.)  
  • The Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam and Politics  
  • The Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam and Women  
  • The Oxford Encyclopedia of Maritime History  
  • The Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures  
  • The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Archaeology  
  • The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Books of the Bible  
  • The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation  
  • The Oxford Encyclopedia Women in World History  
  • The Oxford International Encyclopedia of Peace