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The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Daily Life: A Tour through History from Ancient Times to the Present. Ed. by Joyce E. Salisbury and Gregory S. Aldrete. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood, 2004. 6 vols. alkaline $599.95 (ISBN 0-313-32541-3).
This encyclopedia from Greenwood is designed for the members of the general public who do not have a background in the history of "social life and customs," as Library of Congress subject headings would term it. The arrangement is thematic, with the first level chronological. The six volumes are titled The Ancient World, The Medieval World, 15th and 16th Centuries, 17th and 18th Centuries, The 19th Century, and The Modern World. At the next …