Encyclopedias and Dictionaries Reference library
LIU Hang and Zhongguo Da Baike Quanshu
Berkshire Encyclopedia of China
...relations between the United States and the PRC in March 1979 . In March 2009 , exactly thirty years after normalization, the first comprehensive scholarly English-language encyclopedia, the five-volume Berkshire Encyclopedia of China was published by Berkshire Publishing Group, a U.S. company specializing in global information that had developed the six-volume Encyclopedia of Modern Asia published by Charles Scribers Sons in 2002 . ...
♂ Lǐ Níng (1963) Reference library
FAN Hong and LIU Li
Berkshire Dictionary of Chinese Biography (Volume 4)
...is a victory for China as well. Sources: Fan Hong. (2008). China's Olympic dream. In Fan Hong, Duncan Mackay, & Karen Christensen (Eds.), China gold (pp. ix–x). Great Barrington, MA: Berkshire Publishing Group. Fan Hong. (2009). Olympic games—history. In Linsun Cheng (Ed.), Berkshire encyclopedia of China (pp. 1635–1641). Great Barrington, MA: Berkshire Publishing Group. Business Career Instead of becoming a coach after his retirement from gymnastics, Li Ning dedicated himself to business. At first, he worked as an assistant for the general manager...
♂ Lǐ Yànhóng (1968) Reference library
QIN Ling
Berkshire Dictionary of Chinese Biography (Volume 4)
...become a common sight in global URLs. Eliza J. MITCHELL — Berkshire Publishing Group Sources: Kluver, Randolph. (2014). Introduction. In Ashely Esarey & Randolph Kluver (Eds.), The Internet in China : Cultural, political, and social dimensions (1980s–2000s) (pp.1–3). Great Barrington, MA: Berkshire Publishing Group. Christensen, Karen, & Guo Liang. (2009). Internet use. In Linsun Cheng (Ed.), Berkshire encyclopedia of China (vol. 3, pp. 1179–1182). Great Barrington, MA: Berkshire Publishing Group. In the first couple of years after its founding, Baidu...
♀ Dài Qíng (1941) Reference library
Lawrence R. SULLIVAN
Berkshire Dictionary of Chinese Biography (Volume 4)
...wondering where the balance is between innovation and destruction, and whether the benefits of the former are worth the repercussions of the latter. —Eliza J. MITCHELL, Berkshire Publishing Group Sources: Cunha, Stephen F. (2009). Three gorges dam. In Linsun Cheng & Kerry Brown (Eds.), Berkshire encyclopedia of China (pp. 2256–2259 ). Great Barrington, MA: Berkshire Publishing Group. Kuo, Lily. (2015, June 25). The world's biggest hydropower project may be causing giant landslides in China. Quartz . Retrieved June 29, 2015, from http://qz.com/4368...
Technology—Computer Reference library
William Sims BAINBRIDGE
Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History (2 ed.)
...; Information Storage and Recovery ; Mass Media Further Reading Austrian, G. D. (1982). Herman Hollerith: Forgotten giant of information processing . New York: Columbia University Press. Bainbridge, W. S. (Ed.). (2004). Berkshire encyclopedia of human-computer interaction . Great Barrington, MA: Berkshire Publishing Group. Berners-Lee, T. , & Fischetti, M. (1999). Weaving the Web . New York: HarperCollins. Freiberger, P. , & Swaine, M. (1999). Fire in the valley: The making of the personal computer (2nd. ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill. Gibson...
Extreme Sports Reference library
Douglas BOOTH and Holly THORPE
Berkshire Encyclopedia of World Sport (3 ed.)
...Behavior ; Snowboarding ; Sponsorship ; X Games ; Youth Sports Note: the Reader’s Guide has a complete list of extreme and/or motorized sports in this encyclopedia. Further Reading Booth, D. (2011). Surfing: The ultimate guide . Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood Press. Booth, D. , & Thorpe, H. (Eds.). (2007). Berkshire encyclopedia of extreme sports . Great Barrington, MA: Berkshire Publishing. Coffey, M. (2008). Explorers of the infinite: The secret spiritual lives of extreme athletes—and what they reveal about near-death experiences, psychic co...
Bamboo Reference library
Walter LIESE
Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability
...bamboo has a future. Walter LIESE University of Hamburg, Emeritus This article was adapted by the editors from the article “Bamboo” by Walter Liese in Shepard Krech III, J. R. McNeill, and Carolyn Merchant (Eds.), the Encyclopedia of World Environmental History , pp. 118–119. Great Barrington, MA: Berkshire Publishing ( 2003 ). See also Agriculture ( several articles ) ; Forest Products—Timber Further Reading Cusack, Victor . (1999). Bamboo world: Clumping bamboos and how to use them . Kenthurst, Australia: Kangaroo Press. Int...
Books and Online Sources Reference library
The Islamic World: Past and Present
... . An Introduction to Islam. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1994. Esposito, John L. , ed. The Oxford Encyclopedia of theModern Islamic World. New York: Oxford University Press, 1995. Esposito, John L. , ed. The Oxford Dictionary of Islam. New York:Oxford University Press, 2003. Fārūqi, Isma'il R. al‐ , and Lois Lamya al‐Fārūqii . TheCultural Atlas of Islam. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1986. Glassé, Cyril , and Huston Smith . New Encyclopedia of Islam: The Concise Encyclopedia of Islam. Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press, 2003. ...
Sahara Reference library
Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability
...Rights (Africa) ; Water Use and Rights (Middle East and North Africa) This article was adapted by the editors from James L. A. Webb Jr.’s article “Sahara” in Shepard Krech III, J. R. McNeill, and Carolyn Merchant (Eds.), the Encyclopedia of World Environmental History , pp. 1085–1088. Great Barrington, MA: Berkshire Publishing (2003). Further Reading Allan, John Anthony , & Barker, Graeme . (Eds.). (1981). The Sahara: Ecological change and early economic history . Boulder, CO: Westview Press. Azevedo, Mario J. (2003). Geo-economy and history...
Violence Reference library
Angela HATTERY and Earl SMITH
Berkshire Encyclopedia of World Sport (3 ed.)
...Shaw, C. R. , & Burgess, E. W. (1930). The jack-roller, a delinquent boy’s own story . Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Smith, E. , & Hattery, A. (2005). Violence in sports. In D. Levinson & K. Christensen (Eds.), Berkshire encyclopedia of world sport: Vol.4 . (pp. 1670–1676). Great Barrington, MA: Berkshire Publishing. Smith, E. , & Hattery, A. (2006). Hey, stud: Race, sex, and sports. Journal of Sexuality and Culture , 10 (2), 3–32. ...
The Sahel Reference library
Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability
...; Sahara ; Transboundary Water Issues ; Water Use and Rights (Africa) This article was adapted by the editors from James L. A. Webb Jr.’s article “Sahel” in Shepard Krech III, J. R. McNeill, and Carolyn Merchant (Eds.), the Encyclopedia of World Environmental History , pp. 1086–1088. Great Barrington, MA: Berkshire Publishing (2003). Further Reading Borger, Julian . (2007, June 22). Darfur conflict heralds era of wars triggered by climate change, UN report warns. The Guardian . Retrieved July 10, 2012, from http://www.guardian.co.uk/environmen...
Ukraine (2010) Reference library
Olena V. SMYNTYNA
Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability
...Soviet Union ; Scandinavia ; Transboundary Water Issues ; Volga River This article was adapted by the editors from Olena V. Smyntyna’s article “Ukraine” in Shepard Krech III, J. R. McNeill, and Carolyn Merchant (Eds.), the Encyclopedia of World Environmental History , pp. 1227–1228. Great Barrington, MA: Berkshire Publishing (2003). Further Reading Berlinsky, Nikolai ; Bogatova, Yulia ; & Garkavaya, Galina . (2006). Estuary of the Danube. In Peter J. Wangersky (Vol. Ed.), Estuaries. The handbook of environmental chemistry: Vol. 5 (pp. 233–264)...
Volga River Reference library
Kyle T. EVERED
Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability
...and the Soviet Union ; Shipping and Freight ; Transboundary Water Issues ; Ukraine This article was adapted by the editors from the article “Volga River” in Shepard Krech III, J. R. McNeill, and Carolyn Merchant (Eds.), the Encyclopedia of World Environmental History, pp. 180–1281. Great Barrington, MA: Berkshire Publishing (2003). Further Reading Kur’yakova, A. N. (2011). Balance of heavy metals in the Volga River delta. Doklady Earth Sciences , 493 (2), 1186–1189. McNeese, Tim . (2005). The Volga River . Philadelphia: Chelsea House. ...
Yangzi (Chang) River Reference library
James H. LIDE
Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability
...; Three Gorges Dam ; Tibetan Plateau ; Water Use and Rights (China) This article was adapted by the editors from James H. Lide’s article “Chang River” in Shepard Krech III, J. R. McNeill, and Carolyn Merchant (Eds.), the Encyclopedia of World Environmental History, pp. 208–209. Great Barrington, MA: Berkshire Publishing ( 2003 ). Further Reading Cannon, Terry , & Jenkins, Alan . (Eds.). (1990). The geography of contemporary China: The impact of Deng Xioping’s decade . New York: Routledge. Chao, Songqiao . (1994). Geography of China: Environment...
Chesapeake Bay Reference library
J. Brooks FLIPPEN
Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability
...Preserves ; Mississippi and Missouri Rivers ; United States ; Water Use and Rights This article was adapted by the editors from the article “Chesapeake Bay” in Shepard Krech III, J. R. McNeill, and Carolyn Merchant (Eds.), the Encyclopedia of World Environmental History , pp. 210–211. Great Barrington, MA: Berkshire Publishing ( 2003 ). Further Reading British Broadcasting Company (BBC). (2011, October 26). The disappearing island in the Chesapeake Bay. Retrieved November 18, 2011, from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15395685 Chesapeake Bay...
Mississippi and Missouri Rivers Reference library
Andrew HURLEY
Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability
...Rights ; Yellowstone To Yukon Conservation Initiative (Y2Y) This article was adapted by the editors from Andrew Hurley’s article “Mississippi and Missouri Rivers” in Shepard Krech III, J. R. McNeill, and Carolyn Merchant (Eds.), Encyclopedia of World Environmental History, pp. 855–856. Great Barrington, MA: Berkshire Publishing ( 2003 ). Further Reading Audubon. (2012). Mississippi River initiative. Retrieved March 7, 2012, from http://conservation.audubon.org/mississippi-river-initiative Burden, Mike . (2012, January 13). Fueling the future: The...
Congo (Zaire) River Reference library
Robert HARMS
Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability
...Preserves ; Transboundary Water Issues ; Water Use and Rights (Africa) This article was adapted by the editors from Robert Harms’ article “Congo (Zaire) River” in Shepard Krech III, J. R. McNeill, and Carolyn Merchant (Eds.), the Encyclopedia of World Environmental History, pp. 261–262. Great Barrington, MA: Berkshire Publishing ( 2003 ). Further Reading Butler, Rhett Ayers . (2006). Congo rainforest. Retrieved January 5, 2012, from http://rainforests.mongabay.com/congo/ Caputo, Robert . (1991). Lifeline for a nation: Zaire River. National Geographic...
Danube River Reference library
Krista M. HARPER
Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability
...(European Union) ; Transboundary Water Issues ; Ukraine ; Volga River This article was adapted by the editors from Krista M. Harper’s article “Danube River” in Shepard Krech III, J. R. McNeill, and Carolyn Merchant (Eds.), the Encyclopedia of World Environmental History , pp. 284–286. Great Barrington, MA: Berkshire Publishing ( 2003 ). Further Reading British Broadcasting Company (BBC). (2010a, October 8). The company behind Hungary’s toxic spill. Retrieved November 30, 2011, from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11501441 British Broadcasting...
Lake Chad Reference library
Craig ENSTAD
Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability
... Sahara ; Sahel ; Transboundary Water Issues ; Water Use and Rights (Africa) This article was adapted by the editors from Craig Enstad’s article “Lake Chad” in Shepard Krech III, J. R. McNeill, and Carolyn Merchant (Eds.), the Encyclopedia of World Environmental History , pp. 748–749. Great Barrington, MA: Berkshire Publishing ( 2003 ). Further Reading Coe, Michael T. , & Foley, Jonathan A. (2001). Human and natural impacts on the water resources of the Lake Chad basin. Journal of Geophysical Research , 106 (D4), 3349–3356. Drake, Nick , & ...
Mediterranean Sea Reference library
J. R. McNEILL
Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability
...Africa) ; Water Use and Rights (Middle East and Northern Africa) This article was adapted by the editors from J. R. McNeill’s article “Mediterranean Sea” in Shepard Krech III, J. R. McNeill, and Carolyn Merchant (Eds.), the Encyclopedia of World Environmental History , pp. 826–828. Great Barrington, MA: Berkshire Publishing ( 2003 ). Further Reading Black, Richard . (2011a, October 18). Med bluefin tuna catch “unabated.” BBC News. Retrieved December 21, 2011, from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15323370 Black, Richard . (2011b...
