The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Daily Life: A Tour through History from Ancient Times to the Present

This impressive looking work is in six volumes, each corresponding to a different period in history: the ancient world; the mediaeval world; fifteenth and sixteenth centuries; seventeenth and eighteenth centuries; nineteenth century; and the modern world. It is designed for “general readers without a background in the subject”. The approach is broad, and while clearly informed by scholarship, is factual and narrative rather than critical in content. It would be suitable as a general reference resource for the layman, or for background reading for students from senior school level up to first year undergraduate.

The encyclopedia adopts an innovative approach...