scholarly journals Book review of Xu, L. (ed.). 2021. Engaging undergraduates in primary source research

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 177
Author(s):  
Amber Victoria Edwards
Keyword(s):  
Primary Source

This review examines the book Engaging Undergraduates in Primary Source Research, a collection of essays edited by Lijuan Xu.

Book Review: Food, Feasts, and Faith: An Encyclopedia of Food Culture in World Religions

2019 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 264
Author(s):  
Sally Moffitt
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Faith Communities ◽  
Food Culture ◽  
Religious Groups ◽  
World Religions ◽  
Main Work ◽  
Faith Practices ◽  
Food And Drink

The alliterative Food, Feasts, and Faith: An Encyclopedia of Food Culture in World Religions brings together information about the uses of food and drink within the faith practices of well-known religions with global adherents such as Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism as well as lesser-known faith communities and sects such as Candomblé, Rastafari, Santeria, and the indigenous peoples of Africa, Australia, and America. Articles, which follow a standard A to Z arrangement, cover customs (fish on Friday), food stuffs (rice), drink (wine), people (Guru Nanak), festivals (Qingming), practices (fasting), rituals (marriage ceremonies), religious groups (Seventh-Day Adventists), and sacred texts (Laws of Manu) to name but a few of the 226 entries and 220 or so related topics. Each article includes see also references and lists sources for further reading. Twenty-seven primary source documents such as “The Taittiriya Upanishad on Food” (2:577) supplement the main work. Each is briefly introduced for context, given see also references to related articles, and provided with a citation to the source from which the excerpted text is taken.

scholarly journals Book Review: The Holocaust: An Encyclopedia and Document Collection

2019 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 85
Author(s):  
Todd J. Wiebe
Keyword(s):  
Primary Source ◽  
Source Material ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Holocaust ◽  
Document Collection

This is perhaps one of the more sizeable and useful Holocaust reference titles this reviewer has come across. Complete with two volumes of A–Z entries and two volumes of supplementary primary source material (“Testimonies” and “Documents”), editors Bartrop and Dickerman have assembled a noteworthy resource for beginning research on a wide range of Holocaust-related topics.

scholarly journals Book Review of "Elgara"; Conflict Analysis Through A Literary Psychology Perspective Approach.

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aidatul Fitriyah ◽  
Moses Glorino Rumambo Pandin
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Literary Work ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Main Character ◽  
Literary Works ◽  
Reading Experience ◽  
Source Data ◽  
Psychology Perspective

This research was conducted as a form of attention to modern literary work. The researcher is interested in analyzing the novel Elgara. This study aims to be information based on the author's reading experience about the contents of this book and describe the novel's structure and the conflicts experienced by the main character in Elgara's novel. This paper is addressed to someone who has a great interest in modern literature, such as novels. This research collects data through literature review methods developed through a theoretical framework based on the literary psychology approach. The primary source data of this research gets from modern literary work entitled Elgara, written by Lusiafriaa and first published in August 2021. Based on the analysis results, This study shows that the novel Elgara has mixed plots, and two types of conflicts are internal and external. This research can conclude that researchers study the conflicts that occur to the Kyara's character in the novel Elgara using a literary psychology approach. Through the review of this novel, the author expects to bridge the gap between readers and literary works, increase the reader's love for literary works, and appreciate literary works

scholarly journals Book Review: Russian Revolution of 1917: The Essential Reference Guide

2018 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 305
Author(s):  
Chris G. Hudson
Keyword(s):  
Primary Source ◽  
Russian Revolution ◽  
Reference Guide ◽  
Introductory Overview ◽  
Centennial Anniversary ◽  
Source Materials

Kalic and Brown’s Russian Revolution of 1917 was one of a handful of works published last year undoubtedly to coincide with the centennial anniversary of the historic event which it considers. Anyone familiar with “Essential Reference Guides” from ABC-CLIO will find this relatively nimble tome (only 257 pages) to be another reliable entry in the series. Sandwiched between three introductory overview essays and an assorted collection of over twenty English translated letters, correspondences, and other assorted primary source materials are the main ingredients of nearly one hundred traditional A–Z subject entries. 

scholarly journals Book Review: Animal Rights and Welfare: A Documentary and Reference Guide

2015 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 175
Author(s):  
Michael L. Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Animal Welfare ◽  
Biomedical Research ◽  
Animal Rights ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Animal Liberation ◽  
Reference Guide ◽  
Pain And Suffering ◽  
American Society ◽  
Cruelty To Animals

Animal Rights and Welfare: A Documentary and Reference Guide is a collection of fifty-one primary source documents relating to the topics of animal rights and animal welfare. The preface states that these are separate and distinct philosophies: animal rights advocates such as People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and the Animal Liberation Front hold that humans and animals have the same rights (thereby precluding their use even as pets or assistive animals), whereas animal welfare adherents like the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the American Humane Society endorse the use of animals for agriculture, work, biomedical research, etc., but in a manner that minimizes pain and suffering.

Book Review: Islamic Theological Themes: A Primary Source Reader. Edited by John Renard

2016 ◽  
Vol 77 (2) ◽  
pp. 534-535
Author(s):  
Gabriel Said Reynolds
Keyword(s):  
Primary Source

scholarly journals Book Review: Food in America: The Past, Present and Future of Food, Farming and the Family Meal

2017 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 68
Author(s):  
Amanda Babirad
Keyword(s):  
Social Context ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
The Past ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
The Family ◽  
History Of ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
The Given ◽  
Rich History

This three-volume set explores the landscape of America in the context of food. The author describes this set as an introduction to thirty current food controversies for undergraduates and general readers. The volumes are divided into three themes: the environment, health and nutrition, and the economy. Each volume is further divided into sections offering a rich history of the given theme, controversies surrounding key issues, and perhaps most interesting, a section of primary source documents highlighting landmark cases that frame each theme in a political and social context.

scholarly journals Book Review: Gun Politics in America: Historical and Modern Documents in Context

2017 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 144
Author(s):  
Shannon Pritting
Keyword(s):  
Organized Crime ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
The United States ◽  
Gun Control ◽  
Self Defense ◽  
The Social ◽  
Cultural Climate ◽  
Gun Politics ◽  
The Right

Gun Politics in America: Historical and Modern Documents in Context is an affordable two-volume set comprised of eight chapters ranging from the early eighteenth century to President Obama’s first term. Each chapter is made up of about fifteen primary source documents covering major periods in firearms and politics in the United States, with 134 sources total. In addition, each chapter has a roughly ten-page introduction that provides an overview of the social and cultural climate of the period covered by the chapter, with the focus on how the period connects with gun control and the politics surrounding firearms. The chapter introductions do an excellent job of connecting themes in gun control such as race relations, crime rates, organized crime, drugs, and other specific issues related to gun control such as the right to self-defense and concealed carrying of firearms.

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