The IESBS (2002) is the largest reference work on the social and behavioral sciences ever published -- over 4,000 signed articles in 26 printed volumes.

Covers scholarship and fields that have emerged and matured since the publication of the original international edition. Highlights the expanding influence of economics in social science research and features new articles and biographies contributed by scholars from around the world on a wide array of global topics in the social sciences. Acquisition was made possible by the McCrum Palmer Book Fund.

Five-colume set (2010) was prepared with the assistance of the American Political Science Association. It contains about 1,500 alphabetically-arranged, signed entries (including one contributed by Washington and Lee Professor Mark Rush) on "political theories, concepts, research frameworks, and political practices from across the world."

This is the third edition (2003) of the most comprehensive encyclopedia on American history, comprising ten volumes in printed form. The 4,400 signed articles range in length up to 7,000 words. [ preview ]

Six-volume work (2002), edited by David Levinson, contains 6,000 signed articles on Asia in the modern world, as well as historical coverage. Here is a PDF copy of the table of contents.

Four-volume set (2009) contains about 800 signed, alphabetically-arranged entries on the history and culture of China since about 1800. You may view a copy of the table of contents.

Five-volume set (2006) covers the time period between the onset of the French Revolution to the outbreak of World War I. Contains over 800 entries from about 600 scholars across the globe. You can see the table of contents here.

Five-volume set (2006) profiles European history from the Bolshevik Revolution to the European Union. Contains over 900 articles. [ Preview ]

Six-volume set (2001) contains over 230 signed articles on such topics as gender, sexuality, family, social structure, industrialization, media, religion, and everyday life, as well as regional issues and biographies.

This second edition (2008) represents a major revision of the first (1996) and now includes over 5,700 signed entries in six volumes, providing "a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary view of Latin American history and culture from prehistoric times to the present." Acquisition was made possible by the McCrum Palmer Book Fund.

Four-volume set (2005) encompasses the history, cultures, geography and religions of India from ancient times to the present day. More than 600 alphabetically-arranged signed articles.

Second edition of this encyclopedia (four-volume set, 2004) covers the modern history of the Middle East and North Africa, with major sections on Colonialism and Imperialism, the World Wars, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the United Nations involvement in the region.

Five-volume set (2007) contains over 1,000 signed entries from about 600 scholars, addressing "the entire history of African cultures from the pharaohs and the ancient civilizations of the south through the colonial era to the emergence of 53 independent countries."

Occupying four volumes in printed form (2003), described by the publisher as "a comprehensive discussion of Russia's people, politics, economics, religion and social systems," including coverage of politics, history, geography, literature, and arts and culture. It contains about 1,600 articles and 500 illustrations. You can see a PDF copy of the table of contents.