"More than 4,000 years ago, the ancient Greeks invaded the rugged hills and fertile plains of the Balkan Peninsula, and in the centuries that followed, they built one of the greatest and most influential civilizations in history. Their enduring legacy to modern society includes mythology, poetry, drama, sculpture, architecture, science, and political thought. Spanning more than 2,000 years, from the beginning of Minoan civilization in the third millennium...

"Authoritative yet accessible, the new four-volume Encyclopedia of Latin America covers the history and culture of Central America, South America, and the Caribbean from early settlements to the present day. Each volume focuses on a specific time period in the area's development, beginning with an introduction to the time period, followed by a detailed chronology. A collection of primary source documents at the end of each volume gives a firsthand...

The teaching of the history of the Holocaust is mandatory in many states in the U.S. as part of the secondary school curriculum. "Encyclopedia of the Holocaust is a comprehensive

An A-Z reference guide to significant people, ideas, places, and events in the history of the Austrian Empire from its beginnings to its dissolution, and including the successor states and new nations of Yugoslavia up to the present.