World History
REF G 1037.A8 1986
Atlas for
the Great War. (The West Point Military History Series).
Atlas
of the First World War. "This atlas ... provides in a graphic way
primarily strategic coverage of the major campaigns of the war."
(Foreword)
REF G 1797.21.S62 B7 1986
Atlas for
the Wars of Napoleon. (The West Point Military History Series).
Graphic
details, military aspects, of Napoleon's campaigns.
REF G 1797.21.E29 G58 1993
Atlas of the
Holocaust
Index of places and
individuals included; list of maps at the front of the volume, and a
special map key described. Illustrations, photos, text. The
author has "... tried in this Atlas to give a chronological
presentation of how the Holocaust evolved, and to show how that
evolution was bound up with the changing course of the Second World
War." (p. 11)
REF G 1038.T6 1989
The Times
Atlas of the Second World War.
Index,
bibliographies, color plates, text. Chronological charts, at the
front of the volume. "This Atlas has been conceived as a means of
conveying to its users both the totality and complexity of the Second
World War ... It does not accord predominance to any one theater ...
It's coverage is not exclusively military ... Economic and political
factors are recognized ..." (p. 11)
REF G 2306.S1H4 1966
An
Historical Atlas of China.
Maps
include prehistoric sites in China, through the dynasties, to modern
history. Maps present information on populations, dynasties, and
areas; for modern, twentieth century China, maps depict trade,
transport, industries, agriculture, ethno-linguistic regions, and other
aspects.
REF G 1030.M84 1963
Muir's
Historical Atlas: Ancient, Medieval and Modern.
Indexed;
colored plates. For students, scholars, and teachers. "...
demonstrat[es]... how a modern study of historical geography might
illuminate so much of the study of history..." (p. iii)
REF G 2446.A37M33 1987
The
Penguin Atlas of African History.
"This
atlas consists of fifty-nine maps of Africa covering the period from
175 million years ago to A.D. 2000, together with an explanatory
text." (Introduction) Atlas is organized chronologically;
includes an index.
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REF DA 152.R67 1985
Anglo-Saxon
History: an Annotated Bibliography.
Prepared
for use by historical researchers. Relates to the Anglo-Saxon
period in England. Reference to primary sources - historical,
biographical, chronicles. Also, includes sources of information
pertaining to archaeological study of the Anglo-Saxons, including
studies of arts and crafts, science, biography, religion, economic, and
social history.
REF Z 3001.B49 1988
Bibliography
of Asian Studies.
Several
volumes; 1962-1988. bibliographies for monographs, periodical
articles, conferences and symposiums. Arrangement by geographic
areas, then by subject classification; subjects include anthropology,
communication, science and technology, education,, language, history,
economics, philosophy and religion, sociology. Bibliographies for
Japan, China, Maylasia, Afghanistan, India, Tibet, Indonesia, and other
countries.
REF DA 520.B76
Bibliography
of British History: 1789-1851.
Bibliography
pertaining to works regarding social, political, legal, constitutional,
religious, military, and local history. Includes works on Wales,
Ireland, Scotland, and the British Empire.
REF DA 530.H35 1976
Bibliography
of British History: 1851-1914.
Bibliography
of printed materials for the stated period. Materials cover
religion, politics, empire, government, external relations, economic,
social, industrial, and local history. Sections (covering many of
these topics) on Wales, Scotland, and Ireland.
REF DA 370.D25 1970
Bibliography
of British History: Stuart Period, 1603-1714. 2nd edition.
Detailed
Table of Contents and Index. Bibliographic material for Wales,
Scotland, and Ireland included. Sources include topics of
political, social, and religious history, cultural, local, colonial,
governmental, economical, and military themes.
REF DA 130.B5 1975
A
Bibliography of English History to 1485.
Guide
to printed materials, concerning the period stated in the title.
Bibliography of sources including political, church, social, local,
governmental, administrative, cultural, educational, and military
history.
REF Z 1605.H26
Handbook
of Latin American Studies.
Multiple
volumes. (Volumes divided into areas of Humanities and Social
Sciences). Author and subject indexes; volumes include entries on
journals and books. Volumes are arranged by subject and by region
or country; brief abstracts included with entries.
REF D299.H5
Historical
Abstracts.
Series
of volumes, from 1955 to present. Split into Parts A and B i
1972. Parts A cover materials concerning the time period from
1450-1914. Parts B cover materials concerning the time period
from 1914 to the present. Subject and author indexes; abstracts
of periodicals, books, dissertations. International in scope;
divisions by time periods and areas in nations.
FirstSearch (online), Index Room
AI3.H85
Humanities
Index.
Index
of subjects in the humanities, including history. International
in scope. Printed volumes cover 1974-1999.
REF DS 835.D69 1986
Japanese
History & Culture From Ancient to Modern Times: Seven Basic
Bibliographies.
Sources
included are books, sections of books, and journal articles.
Covers ancient and modern Japan (1600-1945), Japan and foreign
relations, empire and war, restoration to 1945, Japan and the crisis in
Asia (1931-1945), occupation of Japan, and the Cold War.
Bibliographies and research guides.
REF Z 3319.K6B5
Korean
War: Bibliography and Maps of Korea.
Twenty-five
black and white maps included. Bibliography of journal articles
and books; books, then articles, listed by subject, author and title.
REF D 521.E58 1990
A Subject
Bibliography of the First World War: Books in English 1914-1987.
Has
author and subject indexes. Bibliography is by subject;
alphabetical arrangement order.
REF D 743.E56 1990
A Subject
Bibliography of the Second World War, and Aftermath: Books in English
1975-1987.
Has
author and subject indexes. Bibliography is by subject;
alphabetical arrangement order.
REF Z 3501.W57
The
United States and Africa: 1785-1975.
Extensive
indexing and Table of Contents material. Mostly includes
governmental agency publications; articles, agency reports, reports,
conferences, pamphlets, etc. Some abstracting, with
citations. Bibliographies broken into chronological sections,
then nations are listed in those sections, and subject areas below the
nations. Subject areas include education, economic activity,
politics, commerce, agriculture, religion, geography, and much
more. Only unclassified material used; also, no congressional
bills or resolutions.
REF Z 3228.V5B87 1984
The Wars
in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, 1945-1982: A Bibliographic Guide.
Includes
maps, tables, and a chronology of the war. Arranged in chapters;
information on atlases, journals, bibliographies, yearbooks, document
collections. Subjects covered include United States and
intervention; strategy, tactics and support efforts; ecocide; POWs; war
crimes and casualties; reaction in the United States to the war;
international law and negotiations; the First to the Third Indochina
wars.
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REF DS 778.A1B5
Biographical
Dictionary of Republican China.
Four
volumes; English and (for the proper names) some Chinese
language. Includes an index. Concerns China in the
twentieth century; the time of the republics.
Biographical/historical approach, and some social history, included in
the biographies.
REF CT 100.C8
Current
Biography (1940-) and
Current
Biography Yearbook (1986).
International
in scope. Biographies of the lives, accomplishments, work,
awards, etc. of prominent persons in every field of endeavor. The
Yearbook also includes obituaries.
REF DA 28.D48
Dictionary
of National Biography.
Alphabetical
listings, mostly British subjects. Short biographical articles.
Volumes I-XXII cover biographies of persons from earliest recorded
times to 1900; there are supplements and "missing persons" volumes for
years after 1900.
REF CT 120.I5
The
International Who's Who. 1963-
Lives
of contemporaries, those persons influential in politics, economics,
cultural and social life, the arts, sciences, theatre, medicine,
fashion, law, and other areas. Entries alphabetically arranged;
persons included, based on merit and/or recognition.
REF DA 28.W6
Who's Who.
1961-
Annuals;
biographical dictionaries, which include persons of influence,
accomplishments in Great Britain. Biographies of persons
distinguished in arts, politics, sciences, economics.
REF DA 28.W618
Who's Who
in History
Four
Volumes. Short biographies of English historical personalities;
time period from 55B.C. to 1789.
REF DA 28.W65
Who Was
Who.
Several volumes; time period covered, from 1897-1970. Companions
volumes to
Who's Who. Contains biographies of
influential or prominent people who died during the period covered by
the volumes.
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REF DS 334.9.C36 1989
The
Cambridge Encyclopedia of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka,
Nepal, Bhutan and the Maldives.
Illustrated,
tables, charts, maps, figures, articles include short
bibliographies. Articles cover topics of land, peoples, history
to independence, politics, foreign relations, economics, religions,
societies, culture. Arranged in chapters.
REF DC 148.D5313 1989
A
Critical Dictionary of the French Revolution.
Essays,
centered around five sections. Themes of the sections are:
events, actors (principals in events), institutions and creations,
ideas, historians and commentators. Objective of the dictionary
is "... to recover both the strangeness and the disruptive force of the
founding event of modern French history." (p.xiv)
REF DT 352.6.L56 1987
Dictionary
of African Historical Biography. 2nd edition.
Short
entries, dictionary format; sources included. Subject guide to
individuals, those important in various areas, such as politics,
religion, rebellion and usurpers, military, explorers, rulers, cultural
and other historical figures. Entries provide various spellings
of cited names.
REF DB 5.D52
Dictionary
of the History of Ideas: Studies of Selected Pivotal Ideas.
Four
volumes, plus an Index. "... a compendium of studies dealing with
pivotal and recurrent ideas in the development of Western thought."
(from the Frontispiece). Cross-referenced, at end of articles.
D 114.D49 1982
Dictionary
of the Middle Ages.
Thirteen
volumes, including an index. Articles in dictionary arrangement;
some bibliographies following articles. Cross-referenced.
Rough chronology, A.D. 500 to A.D. 1500. Includes Western and
non-Western civilizations; Western Europe, Slavic, Asia Minor,
caliphates of the East, Muslim-Christian North Africa.
REF DK 265.D49 1989
Dictionary
of the Russian Revolution.
Short
articles, with bibliographies. Articles include revolutionary
leaders and institutions, agrarian problems, workers, peasants, trade
unions, and military of the Revolutionary times.
REF DS 557.7.D53 1988
Dictionary
of the Vietnam War.
Short
entries, some source listings. Some cross-references. "...
designed to provide a ready reference tool for students and
scholars. Its major focus is the thirty years between 1945 and
1975, although critically important individuals and events from earlier
years are also discussed." (p. vii) (Preface)
REF DS 37.E523
Encyclopaedia
of Islam.
Four
volumes. Dictionary format, pronunciations given. Short
entries, bibliographies, maps. Cross-referenced. At first
of set, corrections and methods of transliterations included.
Covers persons, cultural, religious, geographical places, other topics.
REF DS 102.8.E496
Encyclopaedia
Judaica.
Sixteen
volumes, index included. English language edition.
Comprehensive index; 200,000 subjects, including Jewish culture (their
own and other cultures pertinent to Judaica), anti-Semitism, Zionism,
state of Israel, Holocaust, prominant persons. Supplementary
lists of Newspapers and Periodicals (Hebrew language), Jewish Calendars
(1920-2020), Hasidic dynasty charts, diagrams of pottery and plate from
various eras, Israeli place list.
REF F 1006.E625 1977
Encyclopedia
Canadiana.
Ten
volumes. Short entries, cross-referenced. Illustrated,
photos. Topics included are of importance to Canadian life and
culture; distinguished persons, cultural, geographical, and historical
references, information on Canadian government, science, institutions,
geology, demographics, more.
REF DS 31.E53 1988
Encyclopedia
of Asian History.
(Prepared under the Auspices of the Asia Society) Developed for general
readers and scholars. Alphabetically arranged; both longer
articles (some bibliographies included) and shorter entries.
cross-referenced. Purpose of the encyclopedia is "... to make
available the highest level of contemporary scholarship on Asia to a
non specialist audience." (p.xii) Information on influential
persons, historical events and periods, civilizations, geography, etc.
REF DA 25.A2D8 1986
The
Encyclopedia of Military History: From 3500B.C. to the Present.
Includes
many maps. "... series of chronologically and geographically
organized narratives of wars, warfare, and military affairs.:
(p.xv) Bibliography included, as is a general index and indexes
of wars, battles, sieges. International in scope.
REF DK 36.P39 1993
Encyclopedia
of Russian History: From the Christianization of Kiev to the
Break-Up of the U.S.S.R.
Short
entries, arranged alphabetically. Some bibliographies, attached
to the entries. Key-words in bold face, within entries, as
cross-references to other entries. Chronological listings, maps,
at the back of the encyclopedia.
REF DS 119.7.N2928 1991
Encyclopedia
of the Palestine Problem.
Two
volumes. Dates, times, places, events of Israeli aggression
against Palestine, others. According to the author, Issa Nakhleh,
"I prepared this encyclopedia as an authentic record of terrorist
crimes, crimes against peace, war crimes against humanity and genocide
committed by the Zionist and Israeli leaders against the Palestinian
people and the peoples of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Egypt." (p. ii)
(Preface)
REF DD 256.5.G76 313 1991
The
Encyclopedia of the Third Reich.
Two
volumes, alphabetical organization. Cross-referenced, extensive
bibliography and illustrations. Index in Volume 2.
Three-thousand entries, amidst longer articles. The encyclopedia
attempts to create a connection of information, names, terms, and
places. Very comprehensive.
REF D 21.L27 1972
An
Encyclopedia of World History. 5th. edition
"...
a handbook of historical facts, so arranged that the dates stand out
while the material itself flows in a reasonably smooth narrative."
(p.viii)
REF DS 596.K36 1993
Historical
Dictionary of Malaysia.
Short entries;
bibliography at back of the dictionary. Tables included,
concerning education, economy, recent elections, demographics,
industry, imports, trade, government. Appendices include
information regarding government, political cabinets, prime ministers,
rulers, from the 1950's onward. Chronological timetable at the
beginning of the dictionary; introduction to Maylasian history and
culture.
REF DS 918.H536 1991
Historical
Dictionary of the Korean War.
Short
entries, sources given, includes cross-references and an index.
Appendices outline statistics, personnel changes, chronology of the
war. "... provides students, scholars, and those casually
interested in what Clay Blair has dubbed the forgotten war with a
helpful tool to assist in understanding the conflict." (p.
ix) (Preface) Military affairs considered secondary to diplomatic
and political considerations.
REF DR 1507.5.S74 1995
Historical
Dictionary of the Republic of Croatia.
Chronology.
History. Geographical, political, and biographical
dictionary. Bibliography.
REF D9.L3
History
for Ready Reference: From the Best Historians, Biographers, and
Specialists. Their Own Words in a Complete System of History for
All Uses, Extending to All Countries and Subjects, and Representing For
Both Readers and Students the Better and Newer Literature of History
in the English Language.
Five
Volumes. Arranged in encyclopedic format, includes selected
bibliography, works quoted from, cross-references, postscripts on
topics, dynastic genealogies, chronological tables. This work was
copyrighted in 1893.
REF D9.H87 1993
The
Hutchinson Dictionary of World History.
Covers
world-wide events, ancient to the present time. Dictionary
format; entries placed by their significance, and are included if
considered significant. Cross-referenced, with appendices which
cover wars, political uprisings, disasters, political and religious
leaders, world population stats. Contains a World Chronology
chart.
REF D 459.L373
LaRousse
Encyclopedia of Ancient and Medieval History.
Color
plates, chronological narrative-entry format. History of many
nations, but leans more toward Western history.
REF D 209.H5153
LaRousse
Encyclopedia of Modern History: From 1500 to the Present Day.
Articles cover time period to 1960,
basically European history.
REF DF 521.O93 1991
The
Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium.
Three
volumes. Shorter entries, some bibliographical references
attached to the entries. Cross-referenced. Dictionary
covers terms, people, names, references to Byzantine
civilization. Illustrated, maps.
REF DK 286. W5513 1992
Russia
and the Commonwealth A to Z.
Dictionary
guide to the history, politics, culture, personalities, and society of
modern Russia.
REF DS 102.8.U5 1969
The
Universal Jewish Encyclopedia.
Ten
volumes. Ten-thousand plus articles, many with short
bibliographies and cross-references. Includes biographies of
those (Jewish and non-Jewish) who have contributed significantly to
Jewish life or causes; articles on history, culture, religion, law,
work, life, other topics. Work designed to preserve knowledge of
Jewish faith, culture, against anti-Semitism.
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REF D 20.A55 1995
The
American Historical Association's Guide to Historical Literature.
Two Volumes; 3rd
edition. The purpose of this guide is "...the selection and
listing, with appropriate commentary, of the finest and most useful
books and articles available in every field of historical
scholarship." (p.xi-Introduction) Divided into
bibliographic sections, including World history, history of selected
time periods and areas of the world, pre-history, historical theory and
practice.
REF D2.A7
The
Annual Register (A Record of World Events). 1963-
International in scope. Covers
events, topics of science, religion, law, arts, economics, other
areas. Includes maps and obituaries, chronicles of principle
events, and other reference sections. Indexed.
REF DA 498.CV66 1988
British
Historical Facts, 1688-1760.
Outlines
facts for the title period,
concerning treaties and diplomacy, armed forces, parliament, religion,
elections, monarchy, administrations, public office, law, colonies,
social developments, economy and finance, and local government.
REF D 57.C25 and REF D 57.C252
The
Cambridge Ancient History.
Volumes
include (map and illustration) plates, volumes 2,3. REF D 57.C252
includes volumes one and two (two parts apiece). Bibliographies
and indexes. Timelines in the volumes, as well as illustration
plates, and pull-out maps. Chronology of the ancient world, from
the Geological Ages to Imperial Crises and Recovery, A.S.
193-324. Narrative format, well defined chapters and sections.
REF DA 34.C28 1985
The
Cambridge Historical Encyclopedia of Great Britain and Ireland.
Articles,
covering the years 100 B.C. to 1975. Information on the
invasions, culture, reforms, economic revolutions, imperial powers,
modern European power, reformation, Rome and Britons, and the medieval
empire of England and Ireland. Sixty-one articles.
Organized
chronologically; "...offers descriptive entries alongside interpretive
essays..." (Editor's Preface)
REF DE 59.C55 1987
Civilization
of the Ancient Mediterranean: Greece and Rome.
Three
volumes. "... ninety-seven original essays covering the full
range of topics on the people, customs, government, religion, and arts
of the ancient world, from 2000 B.C. to the Fall of Rome, in A.D. 476."
(Frontispiece to Volume I)
REF D 839.E3
Editorials
on File. 1970-
Cumulative
indexes for each year. Twice monthly collection of editorials,
concerning major events, from 150 North American newspapers.
International in scope; summaries of events precede the editorials.
REF D 410.F3
Facts on
File. 1941-
Also,
includes Yearbooks, for years 1945-1969. Cumulative, yearly
indexes. World News Digest; brief entries on world events updated
weekly. Contents list of major items in each issue.
D 16.F87 1995
Library
Research Guide to History: Illustrated Search Strategy and Sources.
Information on selecting and narrowing topics, government documents,
collecting information, using guides, how to get information.
General research guide for students of history, those doing historical
research.
REF DS 49.M5 1995
The
Middle East and North Africa. 1965-
Several
volumes. Articles present social, physical, historical,
geographical information about nations of Mid-East and North
Africa. Statistics included in volumes; these give surveys on
demographics, finance, industry, agriculture, transport, trade,
education, and communications. Also included, are directories for
countries, on political organizations, governments, judicial systems,
religion, the press, finance, trade, tourism, defense, and
education. Statistical areas compare Mid-Eastern and North
African nations with other countries.
REF D 804.3.N39
The Nazi
Holocaust: Historical Articles on the Destruction of European Jews.
Nine
volumes - several of these are in two or three parts. Articles
written by scholars, discuss history, political and philosophical
interpretations, examination of the Holocaust in relation to historical
events of similar nature. Volumes cover: perspectives, "Final
Solution", bystanders to the Holocaust, origins, public opinion, Jewish
resistance, conclusion of the Holocaust.
REF D 208.N4
The New
Cambridge Modern History.
Fourteen
volumes, which cover such topics as the Renaissance, American
colonization, rise of European powers, zenith of European powers, shift
in world balances of power, holdings. Narrative format.
Dates covered include 1493-1945. The various time periods have
subject indexes; also included in volumes are maps of industrial usage,
religious population distribution, exploration, wars, possessions and
empires, treaty settlements, etc. The last volume is a
"companion" volume; "... concepts of continuity and change in
history..." (p.1)(Introduction)
REF F 1411.I18 1984
New
Iberian World.
Five
volumes. Essays on various regions of Latin America and the
Caribbean. The essays provide information about the history,
settlements, conquest, government and other aspects of regions and
countries.
REF DK 17.B34 1993
The Newly
Independent States of Eurasia: Handbook of Former Soviet Republics.
Includes twelve chapters, which present information on the Baltic
states (except Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, since these three
declared their independence in August of 1991, before the formal
disbanding of the Soviet Union). Handbook includes maps,
description of areas, history, statistical profiles on former Soviet
states.
REF D 20.F72 1990
Reference
Sources in History: An Introductory Guide.
Guide
to government publications, dissertations, serials, collections,
newspapers, book reviews, indexes, abstracts, bibliographies, manuals,
guides, handbooks, geographical sources, dictionaries and encyclopedias
-
for all countries, historically based.
REF DK 17.H36 1986
The
Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
Articles
(by several authors) cover history, politics of various regions, social
and economic information about the Soviet Union and Eastern
Europe. The Introduction includes discussion and maps of the
areas, presents information about East Germany, the Soviet Union,,
Bulgaria, Albania, Hungary, other nations, as to geography,
constitutional organization, social, economic and other recent
history. Statistics, comparisons included.
REF DS 733.G62
A
Syllabus of the History of Chinese Civilization and Culture.
6th edition
Maps
and bibliographies of materials included, which relate to parts of the
presented syllabus outlining the history of China.
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REF D11.A76 1991
Asimov's
Chronology of the World.
Chronologies in brief entry form, dating from 15,000,000,000 years ago
to Sept. 2, 1945. Indexed. Factual, timeline style.
REF D 54.5.S65 1993
Smithsonian
Timelines of the Ancient World.
Highly
illustrated, some narrative, and charts of key-dates for the time
periods described. Covers the time period from billions of years
ago, to 1500. Information concerning the culture, inventions, and
civilization of the continents is provided, color-coded by continent
and presented chronologically.
REF CB 69.2.T56 1988
Time
Lines on File. (from publishers of
Facts on File)
American
History, European History, Religion and Ideas,
Science and Technology, Arts,
Canadian History - these are some of the subjects the
Time Lines on
File covers. Includes an
Index.
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Daily
Life Through History
Daily Life Through History offers a detailed
portrayal of what life was like for ordinary people in different
cultures throughout history.
Historic
Events of the 20th Century
This one-stop resource invites the reader to
discover how events of the last century have shaped and continue to
influence today's events.
International
Medieval Bibliography (IMB) Online
The IMB comprises 300,000 articles, all of which are
fully classified by date, subject and location, and provide full
bibliographical records.
JSTOR
A collection of full text scholarly journals in
the following subject
areas: African American Studies, Anthropology, Asian Studies, Ecology,
Economics, Education, Finance, History, Literature, Mathematics,
Philosophy, Political Science, Population Studies, Sociology, and
Statistics.
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U.S. Department of State
Home page of the State Department. Contains
detailed geographic, social, governmental, economic statistics.
Also contains daily press briefings, and links to the World Factbook.
CIA
World Factbook
Site contains geographic, brief historical,
governmental, economic, communication, transportation, and military
information. Also lists international issues that the nations are
involved in. Produced by the CIA.
LC Country Studies
Contains information about 102 countries and
regions. Contains geographic, social, economic, transportation,
governmental, and military statistics. Also provides detailed
background information about these areas as well. Produced by the
Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress. Sponsored
by the United States Army.
Library Research Using Primary Resources
A guide to finding and using primary resource created at Berkeley University.
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