Salem Press

Great Events from History:
Modern Scandals
400 of the most important and most publicized scandals throughout the world since the beginning of the twentieth century.

THE PRINTED REFERENCE

Three volumes, including 1,236 pages

400 articles and 70 sidebars

Hundreds of photos, illustrations and graphs

Appendixes, indexes and resource listings

THE ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION

Fully supported

Free access through 12/31/2011

Unlimited users at your library

Full access from home or dorm room

Immediate access via online registration

A simple, intuitive interface

User profile areas for students and patrons

Sophisticated search functions

Complete content, including appendixes

Fully illustrated

Great Events from History: Modern Scandals is an entirely new reference set on a subject that has never been covered as broadly and thoroughly in any other reference publication. However, before considering the content of this set, attention must be paid to the meaning of the word "scandal"- a concept more elusive than one might at first appreciate. Scandals are typically high-profile events that garner considerable media attention and public discussion but nevertheless often remain poorly understood. The word "scandal" is generally understood as applying to misbehavior and wrongful acts. However, scandalous acts are not necessarily illegal, and illegal acts are not necessarily scandalous. The essence of scandal is the damage to reputation brought on by the violation of codes of morality or propriety. It therefore follows that a given act when committed by one person might be considered scandalous, while the same act committed by another might not. When notorious criminals murder, their acts are not generally regarded as scandalous. However, when respected religious or community leaders publicly admit to having committed adultery, their behavior is apt to be considered scandalous. The difference is that criminals are expected to commit crimes, while religious and community leaders are expected to conduct their lives within the bounds of their communities' moral and ethical standards.

This three-volume set describes & analyzes 400 of the most important and most publicized scandals in all fields of human endeavor that have occurred throughout the world since the beginning of the 20th century. Each essay focuses on a single event, or series of closely related events, that has been perceived as a scandal.

A wide variety of topics appear here, including scandals that rocked the worlds of banking and finance, education, government and politics, health and medicine, publishing and journalism, and sports and entertainment. Topics include such widely know scandals as the Teapot Dome scandal, 1919 "Black Sox" World Series, Watergate, the sinking of the Rainbow Warrior, the death of Princess Diana, Enron, the Tour de France doping scandal, and the 2007 subprime mortgage industry collapse.

The essays in this set are 3-5 pages in length and are arranged chronologically. The top matter of each essay offers a brief summary of its event's importance, the subject category or categories to which the event belongs-from agriculture to women's issues; the event's geographical locale; and a list of Key Figures including name, vital years, regnal dates and terms of office, and brief descriptors of their roles. The body of each essay is divided by subheads into a chronological Summary of Event and an assessment of the event's historical Impact. These sections are followed by a fully annotated Further Reading section listing sources for additional study and cross references to essays of related interest within the set.

Several helpful research aids can be found at the end of Volume 3. These include an annotated General Bibliography, a Chronological List of Entries, and Category, Geographical, Personage, and General Subject Indexes.

The Free Database
The purchase of Modern Scandals entitles a school or library to a free subscription to Salem History, our online historical database, including all the content in this set PLUS all the content in any of the other "Great Events" titles a library owns. Free through 12/31/2011.

A POWERFUL & COMPLETE ONLINE DATABASE
Salem History is the new online database offering three key elements in the study of history: Biography, History/Events and Source Documents. The purchase of Modern Scandals entitles you to a free subscription to its content online. Plus, other sets in the Great Events series that are in your collection will be added to your online access, free.


	Saving articles to personal profile areas is easy and available to all users.
	Links to related subjects in Modern Scandals appear in every article.
	Complete bibliograhies are included with every article.

EASY REGISTRATION
Libraries and schools will find an Activation Number in the first volume of their printed edition of Modern Scandals. With this number it’s easy to log onto Salem History, register and get your library connected to this resource. The whole process takes only minutes, and our Customer Service department is ready to help every step of the way.


	The registration process for a librarian is intuitive and simple.
	A valid email address and a password of your choice are used for logging on and off.
	A unique Activation Number is supplied in the first volume of the printed set and immediately activates Salem History online for use throughout your school or library (including branches).

INTUITIVE SEARCHING
Searching Salem History can be as simple and direct or detailed and precise as users wish. Search results appear in a variety of user-defined ways, sorted and organized to help users find what they need, quickly. Traditional finding aids, such as indexes, also are available, and hyperlinked cross-references abound.


	Our "simple" search is quick and intuitive.
	Articles in search results can be saved to personal profiles for later use, their citations can be saved and they can be emailed.
	Both simple and advanced searches can be saved and re-run at a later time.
	Search results are organized in categories for quick, convenient viewing.
	Search results include brief descriptions and word counts.
	Results can be sorted by relevance, word length or alphabetically by title.

PERSONALIZED PROFILES FOR EVERY PATRON & STUDENT
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	Articles are saved with author identification and word count.

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PATRON & STUDENT ACCESS
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EXTRAORDINARY VALUE
The pricing, distribution and effective costs of this resource are remarkable. Smaller libraries and high schools will be able to provide extensive online history reference at a very low cost. Larger institutions, especially multiple-branch libraries, will find that a single set of the printed Modern Scandals will activate online access at every library branch or school in your system. The size of your student body, the number of branch libraries in your system, none of these issues comes into play. One set of The Eighties is available throughout your institution via Salem History.

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