Biographies of five men who dedicated their lives to fighting for the independence of India are presented. Mohandas K. Gandhi, born in 1869, spent his life in non-violent resistance to the many injustices being perpetrated against the poor and needy of India. Born in 1876, lawyer Mohammad Ali Jinnah was close in ideas, hope, and spirit to Gandhi.…

This final report announces the completion of a project, the purpose of which was to develop in coded machine retrievable form, a biographical data archive on the Soviet political elite, and in addition, to gather data on socio-economic and political factors in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. The computer processed data is intended to help…

More than 80 anthropology source materials concentrating on cultural and social anthropology are cited in this annotated bibliography. Materials, located in the McLennan Library at McGill University (Montreal), are listed according to type of material. Library of Congress call numbers are presented; dates of publication range from 1950 to 1985.…

The purpose of this guide is to introduce students and researchers to reference resources in the McGill University Library of Montreal, Canada. The guide deals with the language, history, literature, and civilization of China. Listed are encyclopedias and handbooks; biographical sources; atlases, gazetteers, and maps; dictionaries; and…

To provide a learning unit on leadership, religious tolerance, and social customs, this paper used a 16th century Mogul Indian prince's life to promote discussion on these topics. The story of Akbar's life included his early years, education, and leadership ability, and advice from Kautilya, a fourth century Indian statesman, was interspersed…

Biographical and bibliographical information gathered during 1964-65 by the Hispanic Foundation is provided on 1,884 United States residents who are Latin American specialists. These specialists in the social sciences and the humanities were selected from two categories: (1) "area" specialists; and (2) "non-area" specialists,…

This paper provides a biographical study of A. Robert Rogers, Dean of the School of Library Science at Kent State University from 1977-1985, with a focus on his writing, teaching, and study of international librarianship. The following sources of information were used: (1) materials kept in the Department of Special Collections and Archives in the…

This highly selective annotated list of works may be read with profit by the serious beginning student or casual reader interested in things Japanese. As many entries as possible from the earlier editions have been retained. All new materials cited were reviewed. Included are reference books, guides, fiction, novels, translations, research…

Suitable for use in middle school classes, this interdisciplinary resource book on the culture of Appalachia is divided into 15 units. Topics covered are: stereotyping, values, geography, coal, people, family, housing, biographies, literature, music, crafts, dance, religion, wisdom, and change. Through a variety of learning activities and…