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Greenwood Press

PO Box 5007, Westport, CT 06881-5007

1-800-225-5800 www.greenwood.com

Any college-level collection strong on European studies will want to have Dieter K. Buse's reference THE REGIONS OF GERMANY: A REFERENCE GUIDE TO THE HISTORY AND CULTURE (031332400X, $59.95) at hand: it provides an overview of the 16 federal states which make up the reunified Germany, offering details on not just geography and history, but recent political, social, and economic changes. In having both the history of each state and the current issues under one cover, any studying modern Germany receive a well-rounded overview complete with maps, photos, and timelines. Also important to any college-level European holding is Meg Lota Brown and Kari Boyd McBride's WOMEN'S ROLES IN THE RENAISSNCE (0313322104, $59.95), joining others in Greenwood's 'Women's Roles Through History' series in offering a rich account of the lives of women and girls of the times. A range of sources provide narrative topical chapters on everything from education and daily life to women in politics, religion, the arts and more, providing period illustrations to round out the offerings. African holdings will welcome a new addition to Greenwood's 'Histories of the Modern Nations' in Roger S. Gocking's THE HISTORY OF GHANA (0313318948, $45.00), a historical review of the country from precolonial to modern times. Few other books on Africa allow such depth and detail for Ghana, making HISTORY OF GHANA an important survey which many will find intriguing. James E. Lindsay's DAILY LIFE IN THE MEDIEVAL ISLAMIC WORLD (0313322708, $49.95) will reach into many a high school holding as it covers Islam's expansion across Europe and the daily lives of those who lived in medieval times under Islamic rule. From major issues in Islamic history from politics to religion to Muslim interactions with other peoples, DAILY LIFE IN THE MEDIEVAL ISLAMIC WORLD is an important history indeed.