About the Encyclopedia
Available on the Blackwell Reference Online platform or as an 8-volume set in print, this Encyclopedia is a comprehensive resource covering the history of protest and revolution over the past 500 years – throughout the modern era of mass movements.
The first historical encyclopedia of its kind, it contains:
- Specially commissioned entries in A-Z format, from an internationally diverse editorial board and contributors
- Clear, concise explanations of events and larger social movements, and biographies of key people – ranging from 250 to 5000 words
- Summaries of major uprisings and protest movements: the ideas, ideologies, and activists that propelled them; how they unfolded; their roots, goals, tactics, and influence; and their successes and failures
- Over 150 photographs, figures, and maps
The online version offers the following key features:
- Easy to navigate, 24/7 access to this major resource
- Additional content, an image gallery to use in lectures
- Powerful searching, browsing, and cross-referencing capabilities, including Open URL linking, with all entries classified by key topic, subject, place, people, and period
- Entries print in a clean, easy-to-read format, which includes citation, cross-references, and suggestions for further reading
- Annual updates
- Links to comprehensive collection through Blackwell Reference Online
- Easy access for your library:
- Unlimited multiple-user, self administered, access
- Download COUNTER-compliant usage data
- MARC records support
- Flexible purchase/subscription options
- DOIs at entry level ensure permanent URLs for easy upload into your library’s OPAC
- OpenURL and Z39.50 compliance
More benefits of the online version
ISBN: 978-1-4051-8464-9 / HB / 7 VOLUMES + INDEX VOLUME