Articles in Reference Books on Literature, Film, Language, History, and Culture:

[338 total: 500-2,000 words]

 

“Abidjan (Ivory Coast).”  The City and Urban Life. Ed. Jan Rogozinski. New York: M. E. Sharpe, 2007.

“Aboriginal-based Criminal Groups--Indian Posse, Redd Alert, Warriors and Native Syndicate (Canada).” Organized Crime: An International Encyclopedia. Ed. Frank Swaney.  Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2007.

“Adams, Jenoyne.”  The Encyclopedia of African-American Literature.  5 Vols.  Eds. J. David Macey, Jr., and Hans Ostrom.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005. 5-6.

“Adams, John.” Partial Entry. Encyclopedia of World Poverty. Ed. Mehmet    Odekon. New York: Sage/Golson, 2006. 3-4.

“Afghanistan.”  Women and War.  Ed. Bernard Cook. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2006. 3-5.

“Afghanistan and Drama.”  The Encyclopedia of Modern Drama.  Eds. Gabrielle H. Cody and Evert Spinchorn.  New York: Columbia U P, 2007.

“African Nationalists: Leopold Senghor, Negritude.” Encyclopedia of World History: Volume 9: 1945 to the Present.  Ed. Jack Waskey. Santa Barbara,CA: ABC-CLIO, 2007.

“Afrocentrism.” The Encyclopedia of Africa and the Americas. Ed. Noelle Morrissette Searcy.  Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2007.

“Afrofuturism.” The Encyclopedia of Africa and the Americas. Ed. Noelle Morrissette Searcy.  Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2007.

“Ahmad, Rukhsana.”  The Encyclopedia of Modern Drama.  Eds. Gabrielle H. Cody and Evert Spinchorn.  New York: Columbia U P, 2007.

“Albanian Mafia (Albania).” Organized Crime: An International Encyclopedia. Ed. Frank Swaney.  Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2007.

“Alexander, Meena.”  Encyclopedia of American Multi-Ethnic Literatures.  5 Vols.  Ed. Emmanuel Nelson.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005. 127-129.

“al-Hakim, Tawfiq.” Encyclopedia of Modern Drama.  Eds. Gabrielle H. Cody and Evert Spinchorn.  New York: Columbia U P, 2007.

“Alperon Crime Organization (Israel),” Organized Crime: An International      Encyclopedia. Ed. Frank Swaney.  Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2007.

“Amis, Kingsley.” The Facts on File Encyclopedia of the British Short Story.  Ed. Andrew Maunder.  New York: Facts on File 2007.

“Anthony, Sterling.” The Encyclopedia of African-American Literature.  5 Vols.  Eds. J. David Macey, Jr., and Hans Ostrom.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005. 39.

“Anthropomorphism.” Encyclopedia of the Environment and Society.  Ed. Paul Robbins.  New York: Sage, 2007.

“Apple Computers.” The Encyclopedia of American Science.  Ed. Russell Lawson.  New York: M. E. Sharpe, 2007.

“Armstrong, William H.” The Encyclopedia of African-American Literature.  5 Vols.  Eds. J. David Macey, Jr., and Hans Ostrom.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005.  46-47.

“Arnett, Peter.” The Encyclopedia of the American Homefront.  Ed. Ben Shearer. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2007.

“Arthur, Chester.” Encyclopedia of World Poverty. Ed. Mehmet Odekon. New York: Sage/Golson, 2006. 52-53.

“Asian-American Drama.”  Asian-American History and Culture: An Encyclopedia.  Eds. Huping Ling and Allan W. Austin.  New York: M.E. Sharpe, 2007.

“Asian Gangs--Cambodian, Hmong, Laotian, Vietnamese, Vietnamese-Chinese (U.S.).” Organized Crime: An International Encyclopedia. Ed. Frank Swaney.  Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2007.

“Association for Asian Studies.”  Asian-American History and Culture: An Encyclopedia.  Eds. Huping Ling and Allan W. Austin.  New York: M.E. Sharpe, 2007.

“Astor, John Jacob (1763-1848).” A Historical Dictionary of Sino-American Relations.  Ed. Yuwu Song.  Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2007.

“Aswan High Dam.” Encyclopedia of the Environment and Society.  Ed. Paul Robbins.  New York: Sage, 2007.

At Play in the Fields of the Lord, by Peter Matthiessen.”  Companion to the American Novel.  Ed. Abby Werlock.  New York: Facts on File, 2006.

“Azerbaijani Groups (Azerbaijan).” Organized Crime: An International Encyclopedia. Ed.   Frank Swaney.  Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2007.

“Baker, Nikki.” The Encyclopedia of African-American Literature.  5 Vols.  Eds. J. David Macey, Jr., and Hans Ostrom.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005.

“Balkan Crime Groups (Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Serbia and Montenegro, former Yugoslavia).” Organized Crime: An International Encyclopedia. Ed. Frank Swaney.  Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2007.

“Baltimore and African-American Literature.” The Encyclopedia of African American Literature.  5 Vols.  Eds. J. David Macey, Jr., and Hans Ostrom.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005.  79-81.

“Bandele, Asha.” The Encyclopedia of African-American Literature.  5 Vols.  Eds. J. David Macey, Jr., and Hans Ostrom.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005. 86.

The Barbarians Are Coming, by David Wong Louie.”  Encyclopedia of Asian-American Literature.  Ed. Seiwoong Oh.  New York: Facts on File, 2005.

“Barrax, Gerald W.” The Encyclopedia of African-American Literature.  5 Vols.  Eds. J. David Macey, Jr., and Hans Ostrom.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005. 95-96.

“Barrax, Gerald.”  Encyclopedia of American Multi-Ethnic Literatures.  5 Vols.  Ed. Emmanuel Nelson.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005. 244-245.

“Baikal, Lake.” Encyclopedia of the Environment and Society.  Ed. Paul Robbins. New York: Sage, 2007.

“Baldwin, James.”  The Encyclopedia of African-American History.  Eds. Leslie Alexander and Walter Rucker.  Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2007.

Being There, by Jerzy Kosinski.”  Companion to the American Novel.  Ed. Abby Werlock.  New York: Facts on File, 2006.

“Bell, Marvin.”  Encyclopedia of American Multi-Ethnic Literatures.  5 Vols.  Ed. Emmanuel Nelson.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005. 255-256.

“Big Circle Boys (Asia).” Organized Crime: An International Encyclopedia. Ed. Frank Swaney.  Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2007.

“Bison.” Encyclopedia of the Environment and Society.  Ed. Paul Robbins.  New York: Sage, 2007.

“Boeing.”  The Encyclopedia of American Science.  Ed. Russell Lawson.  New York: M. E. Sharpe, 2007.

“Bohemian Movements: Predecessors to the Beats.”   An Encyclopedia of Beat Culture.  Ed. William Lawlor.  Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2004. 19-20.

“Bourjaily, Vance.”  Encyclopedia of American Multi-Ethnic Literatures.  5 Vols.  Ed. Emmanuel Nelson.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005.  305-307.

“Braun, Wernher.”  The Encyclopedia of American Science.  Ed. Russell Lawson.  New York: M. E. Sharpe, 2007.

“Brown, Fahamisha Patrica.”  The Encyclopedia of African-American Literature.  5 Vols.  Eds. J. David Macey, Jr., and Hans Ostrom.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005. 194-195

“Buchanan, James.” Encyclopedia of World Poverty. Ed. Mehmet Odekon. New York:   Sage/Golson, 2006.

“Buchanan, Shonda.”  The Encyclopedia of African-American Literature.  5 Vols.  Eds. J. David Macey, Jr., and Hans Ostrom.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005. 211-212.

“Bush, George W.” Partial Entry. Encyclopedia of World Poverty. Ed. Mehmet Odekon. New York: Sage/Golson, 2006.

“Bush Doctrine.” Encyclopedia of Homeland Security. Ed. Dennis E. Spillman. New York: M. E. Sharpe, 2007.

“Butler, Robert Olen: ‘A Scent of Good Water.’" The Encyclopedia of the American Homefront.  Ed. Ben Shearer.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2007.

The Caine Mutiny, by Herman Wouk.”  Companion to the American Novel.  Ed. Abby       Werlock.  New York: Facts on File, 2006.

“Cajun and Zydeco.” Encyclopedia of World History: Volume 9: 1945 to the Present.  Ed. Jack Waskey. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2007.

“Cambodian American Businesses.”  Asian-American History and Culture: An Encyclopedia.  Eds. Huping Ling and Allan W. Austin.  New York: M.E. Sharpe, 2007.

“Cambodian American Community Organizations.”  Asian-American History and Culture: An Encyclopedia.  Eds. Huping Ling and Allan W. Austin.  New York: M.E. Sharpe, 2007.

“Cambodian Crime Groups (Cambodia).” Organized Crime: An International Encyclopedia. Ed. Frank Swaney.  Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2007.

“Campbell, James Edwin.”  The Encyclopedia of African-American Literature.  5 Vols.  Eds. J. David Macey, Jr., and Hans Ostrom.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005.  233-234.

“Cane Toad.” Encyclopedia of the Environment and Society.  Ed. Paul Robbins. New York: Sage, 2007.

“Carson, Rachel.” Encyclopedia of the Environment and Society.  Ed. Paul Robbins.  New York: Sage, 2007.

“Chang Jiang (Yangtze) River.” Encyclopedia of the Environment and Society.  Ed. Paul Robbins.  New York: Sage, 2007.

“Chang, Leonard.”  Encyclopedia of Asian-American Literature.  Ed. Seiwoong Oh.  New York: Facts on File, 2007.

“Chernobyl Accident.” Encyclopedia of the Environment and Society.  Ed. Paul Robbins.  New York: Sage, 2007.

“Chertoff, Michael.” Encyclopedia of Homeland Security. Ed. Dennis E. Spillman.    New York: M. E. Sharpe, 2007.

“Children's Aid Society.”  Encyclopedia of Juvenile Violence.  Ed. Laura Finley.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2007. 35-36.

“Chinatown Gangs (NY--USA).” Organized Crime: An International Encyclopedia. Ed. Frank Swaney.  Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2007.

“Chinese American Autobiography.”  Encyclopedia of American Multi-Ethnic Literatures.  5 Vols.  Ed. Emmanuel Nelson.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005.

“Chinese Exclusion Act (1882).” A Historical Dictionary of Sino-American Relations.  Ed. Yuwu Song.  Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2007.

“Chinese Organized Crime (Six Great Triads).” Organized Crime: An International Encyclopedia. Ed. Frank Swaney.  Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2007.

“Chinese Secret Societies.”  Asian-American History and Culture: An Encyclopedia.  Eds. Huping Ling and Allan W. Austin.  New York: M.E. Sharpe, 2007.

“Chiu, Christina.”  Encyclopedia of Asian-American Literature.  Ed. Seiwoong Oh.  New York: Facts on File, 2007.

“Choukri, Mohamed.” Encyclopedia of Modern Drama.  Eds. Gabrielle H. Cody and Evert Spinchorn.  New York: Columbia U P, 2007.

“Chronology of Events: World War II.” Encyclopedia of the Home Front: World Wars I and II.  Ed. Thad Russell.  New York: East River Books; Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2007.

“Clark, William.”  The Encyclopedia of American Science.  Ed. Russell Lawson.  New York: M. E. Sharpe, 2007.

“Clinton, Michelle T.”  The Encyclopedia of African-American Literature.  5 Vols.  Eds. J. David Macey, Jr., and Hans Ostrom.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005. 295-296.

Cloudsplitter, by Russell Banks.”  Companion to the American Novel.  Ed. Abby Werlock.  New York: Facts on File, 2006.

“Colorado River.” Encyclopedia of the Environment and Society.  Ed. Paul Robbins.  New York: Sage, 2007.

Confessions of Nat Turner, by William Styron.”  Companion to the American Novel.  Ed. Abby Werlock.  New York: Facts on File, 2006.

“Congo River and Basin.” Encyclopedia of the Environment and Society.  Ed. Paul Robbins.  New York: Sage, 2007.

“Conley, Robert J.” The Encyclopedia of Native American Literature.  Eds. Jennifer            McClinton Temple and Alan Velie.  New York: Facts on File, 2007.

“Cook, Michael.” The Encyclopedia of Modern Drama.  Eds. Gabrielle H. Cody and Evert Spinchorn.  New York: Columbia U P, 2007.

“Cowley, Malcolm.” Encyclopedia of the Home Front: World Wars I and II.  Ed. Thad Russell.  New York: East River Books; Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2007.

“Criminal Empires.” Encyclopedia of World History: Volume 9: 1945 to the Present.  Ed. Jack Waskey. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2007.

"Cuyahoga River, Ohio.” Encyclopedia of the Environment and Society.  Ed. Paul Robbins.  New York: Sage, 2007.

“Dadie, Bernard.” Encyclopedia of Modern Drama.  Eds. Gabrielle H. Cody and Evert   Spinchorn.  New York: Columbia U P, 2007.

“Darden, Christopher.” The Encyclopedia of African-American Literature.  5 Vols.  Eds. J. David Macey, Jr., and Hans Ostrom.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005. 389.

“DeBerry, Virginia, and Donna Grant.” The Encyclopedia of African-American Literature. 5 Vols.  Eds. J. David Macey, Jr., and Hans Ostrom.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005. 402-403.

“Denver.”   An Encyclopedia of Beat Culture.  Ed. William Lawlor.  Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2004. 82-83.

“Dike, Fatima.” Encyclopedia of Modern Drama.  Eds. Gabrielle H. Cody and Evert   Spinchorn.  New York: Columbia U P, 2007.

“Dinka.” The Encyclopedia of Africa and the Americas. Ed. Noelle Morrissette Searcy.  Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2007.

“Dollar Diplomacy.” Encyclopedia of Homeland Security. Ed. Dennis E. Spillman. New York: M. E. Sharpe, 2007.

“Dominican American Novel.”  Encyclopedia of American Multi-Ethnic Literatures.  5 Vols.  Ed. Emmanuel Nelson.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005. 602-604.

“Dorr, David F.” The Encyclopedia of African-American Literature.  5 Vols.  Eds. J. David Macey, Jr., and Hans Ostrom.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005. 438-439.

“Dorris, Michael.” The Encyclopedia of Native American Literature.  Eds. Jennifer McClinton Temple and Alan Velie.  New York: Facts on File, 2007.

“Douala (Cameroon).” The City and Urban Life. Ed. Jan Rogozinski. New York: M. E. Sharpe, 2007.

“Dragon Syndicates (Triads, China).” Organized Crime: An International Encyclopedia. Ed. Frank Swaney.  Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2007.

“Drake, Edwin.”  The Encyclopedia of American Science.  Ed. Russell Lawson.  New York: M. E. Sharpe, 2007.

“Dreiser, Theodore.” Encyclopedia of the Home Front: World Wars I and II.  Ed. Thad Russell.  New York: East River Books; Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2007.

“Drug Lords, Sketch of Columbians, Etc.” Encyclopedia of World History: Volume   9: 1945 to the Present.  Ed. Jack Waskey. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2007.

“Durden, Charles: ‘No Bugles, No Drums.’" The Encyclopedia of the American Homefront.  Ed. Ben Shearer.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2007.

“Earthquakes in America.”  The Encyclopedia of American Science.  Ed. Russell    Lawson.  New York: M. E. Sharpe, 2007.

“East European-Based Criminal Groups (Eastern Europe).” Organized Crime: An International Encyclopedia. Ed. Frank Swaney.  Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2007.

“East Timor.”  Women and War.  Ed. Bernard Cook. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2006. 161-162.

“Ellis, Erika.” The Encyclopedia of African-American Literature.  5 Vols.  Eds. J. David       Macey, Jr., and Hans Ostrom.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005. 489-490.

“Ellison, Ralph.” Encyclopedia of the Home Front: World Wars I and II.  Ed. Thad Russell.  New York: East River Books; Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2007.

“Empire, Italian.” Encyclopedia of Western Colonialism since 1450.  Ed. Thomas Benjamin.New York: Gale/Thomson/Macmillan, 2006.

“Employment.”  Encyclopedia of World Poverty. Ed. Mehmet Odekon. New York: Sage/Golson, 2006. 302-305.

“Enugu (southern Nigeria).” The City and Urban Life. Ed. Jan Rogozinski. New York: M. E. Sharpe, 2007.

“Existentialism.” Encyclopedia of World History: Volume 9: 1945 to the Present.  Ed. Jack Waskey. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2007.

“Fair, Ronald L.” The Encyclopedia of African-American Literature.  5 Vols.  Eds. J. David Macey, Jr., and Hans Ostrom.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005. 526-527.

“Fales-Hill, Susan.” The Encyclopedia of African-American Literature.  5 Vols.  Eds. J. David Macey, Jr., and Hans Ostrom.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005. 527-528.

“Falun Gong.” A Historical Dictionary of Sino-American Relations.  Ed. Yuwu Song.  Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2007.

“The Federated States of Micronesia.” Encyclopedia of Western Colonialism since 1450.  Ed. Thomas Benjamin.New York: Gale/Thomson/Macmillan, 2006.

“Fennario, David.”  The Encyclopedia of Modern Drama.  Eds. Gabrielle H. Cody and Evert Spinchorn.  New York: Columbia U P, 2007.

Field of Vision, by Wright Morris.”  Companion to the American Novel.  Ed. Abby Werlock.  New York: Facts on File, 2006.

"Findley, Timothy." Cyclopedia of World Authors. Pasadena, CA: Salem, 1989. 520-21.

“Folklore and Poetry.”   An Encyclopedia of African-American Folklore. Ed. Anand Prahlad. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005.

“Fowles, John.” The Facts on File Encyclopedia of the British Short Story.  Ed. Andrew Maunder.  New York: Facts on File 2007.

“Frayne, Michael.” The Encyclopedia of Modern Drama.  Eds. Gabrielle H. Cody and Evert Spinchorn.  New York: Columbia U P, 2007.

“Freeman, David.”  The Encyclopedia of Modern Drama.  Eds. Gabrielle H. Cody and Evert Spinchorn.  New York: Columbia U P, 2007.

“French, David.”   The Encyclopedia of Modern Drama.  Eds. Gabrielle H. Cody and Evert Spinchorn.  New York: Columbia U P, 2007.

“Friedman, Bruce Jay.”  Encyclopedia of American Multi-Ethnic Literatures.  5 Vols.  Ed. Emmanuel Nelson.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005. 769-771.

"From the Terrace [by John O'Hara]." Cyclopedia of Literary Characters. Pasadena, CA: Salem, 1990. 552-54.

“Fuk Ching (China).” Organized Crime: An International Encyclopedia. Ed. Frank Swaney.  Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2007.

“Fulani (people).” The Encyclopedia of Africa and the Americas. Ed. Noelle Morrissette Searcy.  Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2007.

“Fullilove, Eric James.” The Encyclopedia of African-American Literature.  5 Vols.  Eds. J. David Macey, Jr., and Hans Ostrom.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005. 593-594.

“Gang Crime (International Street and Prison Gangs).” Organized Crime: An International Encyclopedia. Ed. Frank Swaney.  Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2007.

“Gelhorn, Martha.” Women and War.  Ed. Bernard Cook. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2006. 221-222.

“Ghose, Zulfikar.”  Encyclopedia of American Multi-Ethnic Literatures.  5 Vols.  Ed. Emmanuel Nelson.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005. 816-818.

“Gibson, Patricia Joann.” The Encyclopedia of African-American Literature.  5 Vols.  Eds. J. David Macey, Jr., and Hans Ostrom.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005. 623-624.

“Gilmore, Brian.” The Encyclopedia of African-American Literature.  5 Vols.  Eds. J. David Macey, Jr., and Hans Ostrom.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005. 627-628.

“Gilmore, Monique.” The Encyclopedia of African-American Literature.  5 Vols.  Eds. J. David Macey, Jr., and Hans Ostrom.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005. 628-629.

“Gold, Herbert.”  Encyclopedia of American Multi-Ethnic Literatures.  5 Vols.  Ed. Emmanuel Nelson.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005. 845-848.

“Graham, Lorenz.” The Encyclopedia of African-American Literature.  5 Vols.  Eds. J.         David Macey, Jr., and Hans Ostrom.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005. 650-651.

“Gray, John.”  The Encyclopedia of Modern Drama.  Eds. Gabrielle H. Cody and Evert Spinchorn.  New York: Columbia U P, 2007.

“Great Circle Triad (Shanghai).” Organized Crime: An International Encyclopedia. Ed. Frank Swaney.  Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2007.

“Green, Carmen.”  The Encyclopedia of African-American Literature.  5 Vols.  Eds. J. David Macey, Jr., and Hans Ostrom.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005. 663-664.

“Grimes, Terris McMahan.” The Encyclopedia of African-American Literature.  5 Vols.  Eds. J. David Macey, Jr., and Hans Ostrom.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005. 670-671.

“Gross, Frank G.: ‘The Young Marine.’" The Encyclopedia of the American Homefront. Ed. Ben Shearer.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2007.

“Guenther, Dan: ‘China Wind.’" The Encyclopedia of the American Homefront. Ed. Ben Shearer.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2007.

“Haldeman, Joe: ‘War Year.’" The Encyclopedia of the American Homefront.  Ed. Ben Shearer.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2007.

“Hartley, L.P.” The Facts on File Encyclopedia of the British Short Story.  Ed. Andrew        Maunder.  New York: Facts on File 2007.

“Haskins, James.” The Encyclopedia of African-American Literature.  5 Vols.  Eds. J. David Macey, Jr., and Hans Ostrom.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005. 740-741.

“Haynes, David.” The Encyclopedia of African-American Literature.  5 Vols.  Eds. J. David Macey, Jr., and Hans Ostrom.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005. 745-747.

“Haywood, Gar Anthony.” The Encyclopedia of African-American Literature.  5 Vols.  Eds. J. David Macey, Jr., and Hans Ostrom.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005. 748-749.

“Heard, Nathan.” The Encyclopedia of African-American Literature.  5 Vols.  Eds. J. David Macey, Jr., and Hans Ostrom.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005. 750.

“Heinemann, Larry: ‘Paco's Story.’" The Encyclopedia of the American Homefront.  Ed.     Ben Shearer.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2007.

“Hellman, Lillian.” The U.S. at War.  Ed. Aron Hsaio. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2006.

“Hecht, Ben.”  Encyclopedia of American Multi-Ethnic Literatures.  5 Vols.  Ed. Emmanuel Nelson.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005. 956-958.

“Hemingway, Ernest.” Encyclopedia of the Home Front: World Wars I and II.  Ed. Thad Russell.  New York: East River Books; Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2007.

“Hemans, Donna.” The Encyclopedia of African-American Literature.  5 Vols.  Eds. J. David Macey, Jr., and Hans Ostrom.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005. 750-751.

"Himes, Chester." Cyclopedia of World Authors. Pasadena, CA: Salem, 1989. 723-25.

“Himes, Chester.” Encyclopedia of the Home Front: World Wars I and II.  Ed. Thad Russell.  New York: East River Books; Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2007.

“HMO.” The Encyclopedia of American Science.  Ed. Russell Lawson.  New York: M. E. Sharpe, 2007.

“Ho, Minfong.” Asian-American Literature.  Ed. Seiwoong Oh.  New York: Facts on File, 2006.

“The Holocaust.” Encyclopedia of the Home Front: World Wars I and II.  Ed. Thad Russell.  New York: East River Books; Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2007.

“Holton, Hugh.” The Encyclopedia of African-American Literature.  5 Vols.  Eds. J. David Macey, Jr., and Hans Ostrom.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005. 785-786.

“Home By Christmas Offensive (1950).” A Historical Dictionary of Sino-American    Relations.  Ed. Yuwu Song.  Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2007.

Honey in the Horn, by H. L. Davis.”  Companion to the American Novel.  Ed. Abby Werlock.  New York: Facts on File, 2006.

“Hudson-Smith, Linda.”  The Encyclopedia of African-American Literature.  5 Vols.  Eds. J. David Macey, Jr., and Hans Ostrom.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005. 801-802.

“Hunter, Travis.”  The Encyclopedia of African-American Literature.  5 Vols.  Eds. J. David Macey, Jr., and Hans Ostrom.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005. 817-819.

“Hutu.” The Encyclopedia of Africa and the Americas. Ed. Noelle Morrissette Searcy.  Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2007.

“Ichigo Offensive (1944).” A Historical Dictionary of Sino-American Relations.  Ed. Yuwu Song. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2007.

"If He Hollers Let Him Go [by Chester Himes]." Cyclopedia of Literary Characters. Pasadena, CA: Salem, 1990. 734-35.

“India-Pakistan, Kasmir Conflict.”  Women and War.  Ed. Bernard Cook. Santa Barbara,    CA: ABC-CLIO, 2006.

“International Monetary Fund.”  Encyclopedia of World Poverty. Ed. Mehmet Odekon. New York: Sage/Golson, 2006. 559-562.

“Irish Famine.”  Encyclopedia of World Poverty. Ed. Mehmet Odekon. New York: Sage/Golson, 2006. 579-580.

“Italian American Stereotypes.”  Encyclopedia of American Multi-Ethnic Literatures.  5       Vols.  Ed. Emmanuel Nelson.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005. 1106-1107.

“Jackson, Monica.” The Encyclopedia of African-American Literature.  5 Vols.  Eds. J. David Macey, Jr., and Hans Ostrom.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005. 834-835.

“Jackson, Sheneska.” The Encyclopedia of African-American Literature.  5 Vols.  Eds. J. David Macey, Jr., and Hans Ostrom.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005. 837-838.

“Jamaican Criminal Organizations (Shower Posse, Jamaica).” Organized Crime: An International Encyclopedia. Ed. Frank Swaney.  Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2007.

“James, Darius.” The Encyclopedia of African-American Literature.  5 Vols.  Eds. J. David Macey, Jr., and Hans Ostrom.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005. 842-843.

“James, Kelvin Christopher.” The Encyclopedia of African-American Literature.  5 Vols.  Eds. J. David Macey, Jr., and Hans Ostrom.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005. 843-844.

“Jefferson, Roland.” The Encyclopedia of African-American Literature.  5 Vols.  Eds. J. David Macey, Jr., and Hans Ostrom.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005. 856-857.

“Jefferson, Thomas.” Partial Entry. Encyclopedia of World Poverty. Ed. Mehmet Odekon. New York:             Sage/Golson, 2006. 594-595.

“Johnson-Hodge, Margaret.”  The Encyclopedia of African-American Literature.  5 Vols.  Eds. J. David Macey, Jr., and Hans Ostrom.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005. 889-890.

“Jones, Solomon.”  The Encyclopedia of African-American Literature.  5 Vols.  Eds. J. David Macey, Jr., and Hans Ostrom.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005. 897.

“Jones-Meadows, Karen.”  The Encyclopedia of African-American Literature.  5 Vols.  Eds. J. David Macey, Jr., and Hans Ostrom.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005. 897-898.

“The Jonestown Massacre.” Encyclopedia of Postwar America.  Ed. James Ciment.  New York: M.E. Sharpe, 2006.

“Kashmir, Women in and Conflict.” Women and War.  Ed. Bernard Cook. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2006. 338-339.

“Keaton, Buster.” Encyclopedia of the Home Front: World Wars I and II.  Ed. Thad Russell.  New York: East River Books; Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2007.

“Keene, John R., Jr.” The Encyclopedia of African-American Literature.  5 Vols.  Eds. J. David Macey, Jr., and Hans Ostrom.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005. 915-916.

“Kelley, Norman.” The Encyclopedia of African-American Literature.  5 Vols.  Eds. J. David Macey, Jr., and Hans Ostrom.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005. 916-917.

“Kevorkian, Jack.” Encyclopedia of World History: Volume 9: 1945 to the Present.  Ed. Jack Waskey. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2007.

“Khalil Kharfan Organization (Colombian-Lebanese).” Organized Crime: An International Encyclopedia. Ed. Frank Swaney.  Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2007.

“Khan-Din, Ayub.”  The Encyclopedia of Modern Drama.  Eds. Gabrielle H. Cody and Evert Spinchorn.  New York: Columbia U P, 2007.

Kong (Ivory Coast).” The City and Urban Life. Ed. Jan Rogozinski. New York: M. E. Sharpe, 2007.

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