Facts On File, the nation's largest reference work publisher, in
association with two scholars, John R. McKivigan and Heather L.
Kaufman, will publish a two-volume encyclopedia, The Encyclopedia of
American Reform Movements, in the press's Library of American History
Series. This new work will examine popular movements for social,
economic, and political change throughout U.S. history. The Editors
will recruit contributors to prepare entries from among the leading
academics in the various social science disciplines as well as those
in the fields of history, philosophy, and American Studies. This
interdisciplinary focus is intended not only to make the Encyclopedia
useful to a broad range of scholars and students but also to produce
entries of interest to the widest possible reading audience.

The Encyclopedia will consist of two volumes, each approximately
250,000 to 300,000 words long, with entries ranging in length from 500
to 5,000 words. While incorporating the most up-to-date scholarship,
each entry will be written to emphasize clarity and accessibility for
high school and first-year college readers. The Editors are seeking
entry authors with backgrounds in a wide range of humanities and
social science disciplines. Preferences in making assignments will go
to potential contributors with advanced education and a publication
track record in the area of the entry subject, but some shorter
entries might be available to authors in the process of completing
their graduate degrees.

PRELIMINARY LIST OF CHAPTERS FOR THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN REFORM
MOVEMENTS, 2 VOLUMES

Chapter 1, Abolition Movement
Chapter 2, Animal Rights Movement
Chapter 3, Civil Rights Movement
Chapter 4, Comunitarianism
Chapter 5, Environmentalism
Chapter 6, Health Care Reform
Chapter 7, Human Rights
Chapter 8, Labor Movement
Chapter 9, LGBT Rights Movement
Chapter 10, Media Reform
Chapter 11, Pacifism/Anti-War
Chapter 12, Populism
Chapter 13, Progressivism
Chapter 14, Public Education Reform
Chapter 15, Radical Right
Chapter 16, Religious Benevolence
Chapter 17, Socialism/Political Radicalism
Chapter 18, Temperance
Chapter 19, Women's Rights Movement

TYPES OF ENTRIES TO BE INCLUDED IN EACH CHAPTER FOR THE ENCYCLOPEDIA:

1) INTRODUCTORY OVERVIEW (5,000 words)
2) THEORY OF THE REFORM (2-5,000 words)
3) HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT (1-2,000 words)
4) KEY MOMENTS (500-1,000 words)
5) INTERSECTIONS WITH OTHER REFORM MOVEMENTS (1-2,000 words)
6) LEGACY/FUTURE OF MOVEMENT (2-5,000 words)

Information about the projected Encyclopedia of American Reform
Movements entries, guidelines for their preparation, deadlines, and
compensation policies are available at the project's website:
www.americanrefrommovements.com or by contacting the editors at
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