Research Guide: English Composition (E120)
The Study of Critical Relationships in the Search for the Self
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Reference Books |
Encyclopedia of Human Relationships. Harry Reis & Susan Sprecher. Sage, 2009
R302.03 E56 | 3 volumes
Battleground: Women, Gender, and Sexuality. Ed. Amy Lind and Stephanie Brzuzy. Greenwood Press, 2008.
R305.403 B33 | 2 volumes
China Today: an Encyclopedia of LIfe in the People's Republic. Ed. Jing luo. Greenwood, 2005.
R951.0503 C53 | 2 volumes
Completely Queer: the Gay and Lesbian Encyclopedia. Ed. Steve Hogan and Lee Hudson. Henry Holt, 1998.
R305.903 H71
Encyclopedia of Group Processes & Innergroup Relations. Ed. John Levine And Michael Hogg. Sage, 2010.
R302.203 E56 | 2 volumes
Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World. Ed. Richard Martin. Thomson Gale, 2004
R297.03 E56 | 2 volumes
Encyclopedia of Race & Racism. Ed. John Hartwell Moore. Gale, 2008.
R305.8 E56 | 3 volumes
Routledge Encyclopedia of Queer Culture. Ed. David Gerstner. Routledge, 2006.
R306.766 R86
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