The volumes in cultural sociology reference encyclopedia present concise information on those regions likely to be most "foreign" to U.S. students: the Middle East, Asia, and Africa.

An in-depth, historical encyclopedia of Southeast Asia, with coverage from prehistoric times to the end of the 20th century for each country in the region. Over 800 A-Z entries covering a wide range of diverse historical topics from the Bataan Death March to the Ramayana . Contributions from an international panel of over 130 scholars.