The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Daily Life [Six Volumes]: A Tour through History from Ancient Times to the Present

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	The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Daily Life [Six Volumes]: A Tour through History from Ancient Times to the Present
	by Joyce E. Salisbury, Lawrence Morris, Peter Seelig, and Andrew E. Kersten Sales Rank: 1659194	~~List Price: $716.95~~ $716.95 At Amazon on 7-31-2008.

*Features* Cover Type: Hard Cover with 2500 pages Published by: Greenwood Press Edition: 1st Edition June 15, 2004 Written in: English ISBN 10 Number: 0313325413 ISBN 13 Number: 978-0313325410 Book Dimensions: 11.7 x 9.5 x 9.4 inches Weighs: 22.6 pounds From Booklist Starred Review History is messy." Joyce Salisbury, the general editor, makes this observation in her introduction to The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Daily Life. Despite her claim, this ambitious and accessible resource intended for a general audience provides an amazingly organized overview of the minutia that has shaped everyday life from antiquity through the present day. These myriad details represent the common experiences that are essential to a thorough understanding of history and the development of civilizations but are too often glossed over or relegated to footnote status in many standard works. In recognition of the importance of this type of data, the editors have devised an organizational structure, equally effective in both the print and online versions, that provides multiple access points. In the print version the first level is chronological, with each of the volumes covering a distinct time period: The Ancient World, The Medieval World, 15th and 16th Centuries, 17th and 18th Centuries, 19th Century, and The Modern World. However, relatively few cultures fit neatly into these chronological divisions, and the flow of daily life tends to transcend political and historic boundaries. Correspondingly, the editors have divided each volume into seven major categories: "Domestic Life," "Economic Life," "Intellectual Life," "Material Life," "Political Life," "Recreational Life," and "Religious Life." Following overview essays, these categories are further divided into subcategories, some of which address topics that are common to all periods, such as "Marriage," and some of which address topics unique to a period, such as "Peasants, Serfs and Slaves" in the "Political Life" section in The Medieval World. Information is further refined through culture-specific examples. For instance, "Peasants, Serfs and Slaves" has separate discussions of Europe, the Vikings, China, and the Islamic world. A "concept compass" that charts these divisions appears in the margin of almost every page. The set index, which is 77 pages long and included in each volume, is an essential tool in pulling together all the information on a particular concept or culture. The text assumes a fairly mature audience; there are frank discussions of sexual practices, birth control, infanticide, medical procedures, and so on. Text is set off by subheadings and accompanied by black-and-white illustrations, boxed informational inserts called "Snapshots," and quotes. Most major entries are followed by suggested Web sites or sources for further research. A particularly helpful feature is a selection of primary sources that concludes each volume. These documents have been judiciously chosen to complement and further define text material. Some selections have been excerpted from readily accessible and well-known documents, such as the Egyptian Book of the Dead or Machiavelli's The Prince. Others come from more unusual sources, such as an eyewitness account of an eighteenth-century peasant uprising in Japan or the first 12 articles of the 1936 Soviet Constitution. Daily Life provides a level of detail and ease of access that users will appreciate. Researchers can find in-depth information about a specific civilization, follow the development of particular social phenomena through history, or dip in for ready-reference-type facts and statistics. Although in general the print version offers less detail than Gale's World Eras series, its structure facilitates cross-cultural comparisons.The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Daily Life is highly recommended for high-school, academic, and large public libraries. RBB Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved *Product Review* Greenwood is to be applauded for this set's unique organization, which offers, instead of a contrived alphabetical arrangement, a thematic one that better fits the unique, complex subject material and helps readers navigate across topics, time periods, and cultures; the approach enhances ease of use and encourages comparative study. Entries are written for readers with no previous knowledge; they are relatively succinct, highly readable, and authoritative. Billed as a "tour through history," the contents live up to this adventurous subtitle. Libraries that own monographs in Greenwood's "Daily Life through History" series will find this encyclopedia an expanded and important adjunct. Highly recommended. Students and teachers of history at secondary and early undergraduate levels.Choice A carefully crafted encyclopedia designed for those without a background in cultural history.recommended for high school and undergraduate libraries, as well as public libraries.Library Journal [A]n ambitious and almost entirely successful project a first-class tool for the non-specialist and [it] would make a very useful addition to the school, college or public library.Reference Reviews [E]specially for high school, undergraduate, and large public libraries.Reference & User Services Quarterly [W]ill serve high school, public and undergraduate libraries.Gale Lawrence Looks an Books Starred Review [O]utstanding in-depth, unique historical information. Highly Recommended.Library Media Connection Given its concentration on daily life issues and the fact that it attemps to cover such a broad swath of human history, the Greenwood Ecyclopedia of Daily Life is a unique reference. It is particularly appropriate for high school students and lower division undergraduates in search of background information.[w]ill prove very useful for writing short papers and getting started on longer projects. Many public, high school and college libraries will want to add this set to their collections.Against the Grain Starred Review. This ambitious and accessible resource provides an amazingly organized overview of the minutia that has shaped everyday life from antiquity through the present day.Daily Life provides a level of detail and ease that users will appreciate. Whether using the print or the online version, researchers can find in-depth information about a specific civilization, follow the development of particular social phenomena through history, or dip in for ready-reference-type facts and statistics.[i]ts structure facilitates cross-cultural comparisons, and the online version greatly expands the content base. Greenwood Daily Life Online and The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Daily Life are highly recommended for high-school, academic, and large public libraries. Special pricing is available for combination purchases.Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin *Reader Reviews* This is an excellent, excellent series, and I highly reccomend it to anyone who is writing a thesis that includeds scenes from daily life in the past. I wrote my thesis on the idiom, "THe Pen is Mightier Than the Sword: Con Side" and this book was a great way for me to quickly and easily find refrences and examples. This book is a life-saver. Comment \| \| (Report this) Back To Top
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