History Databases -- General
(see also
History--United States,
Biography,
Social Sciences, and
General.
For history of individual countries, see also:
Culture and Area Studies)
[Indexes]
[Online Books--General & By Period]
[Online Books--By Subject]
[History of Individual Countries]
[History of the United States]
- Indexes to Journals and Books:
- Historical
Abstracts (Ebsco)
 
- Provides indexing of more than 1,700 academic historical journals
in over 40 languages that cover the history of the world
(excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the
present. Includes world history, military history, women's history,
history of education, and more. Coverage extends back to
1955 with additional journals dating back to the 19th century in the
process of being added.
- History
Resource Center: World (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Contains the full text of 110 journals, 27 reference books, and
1800 primary sources, as well as images, maps, and charts, to provide expansive
geographic and chronologic coverage of world history, including ancient Europe,
Latin America, the Far East, the Renaissance, and more.
- LIUCat
on the Web:
- The online public access catalog of Long Island University's
six campuses. This can be searched from any computer. No password is needed.
- SocINDEX
with Full Text (Ebsco)
- Offers comprehensive coverage of sociology, encompassing all sub-disciplines and closely
related areas such as criminology, demography, ethnic studies, gender studies, marriage, family,
political sociology, religion, social development, social psychology, social work, anthropology, history,
violence, and more. Contains full text for 708 journals (some dating back to 1908), 780 books, and 9,333
conference papers along with abstracts for more than 1,130 core coverage journals dating as far back as
1895. Also features over 25,000 author profiles.
- Online Encyclopedias and Books --
General and Historical Periods:
Ancient & Medieval -
Renaissance & Enlightenment -
Nineteenth Century -
Modern
(For the history of individual countries, see also Culture and Area Studies)
- Andromeda
Encyclopedic Dictionary of World History (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Berkshire
Encyclopedia of World History (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Encyclopedic reference presenting a connected, holistic view of world
history, emphasizing cultural contact and social change over time and place; comparisons
across time and place; and extensive coverage of arts, literature, religion, and science.
Includes 550 articles written by historians, archaeologists, anthropologists, sociologists,
geographers, and other experts from around the world.
- Chambers
Dictionary of World History (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Concise
Atlas of World History, Andromeda (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- ebrary (ebrary)
- Currently
offers over 25,000 full-text books, sheet music titles, maps, reports, and other authoritative documents from more
than 180 leading academic, trade, and professional publishers. The collections are particularly strong in
business, economics, education, computers, technology, science, medicine, history,
language, literature, humanities, politics, and social sciences. Publishers include The McGraw-Hill Companies,
Random House, Penguin Classics, Taylor
& Francis, Yale University Press, John Wiley & Sons, Greenwood, and more.
- Note: to use ebrary, you must first download and install the
ebrary Reader on your computer (more information).
- Encyclopedia
of World History (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Historical
Atlas of the Islamic World (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Geography is vital for the understanding of Islamic history and its
problematic relationship with modernity. The maps in this book illuminate important aspects
of the shifting patterns of state and religious authority that prevailed during the vast sweep
of Islamic history, from the time of the Prophet to the present, by opening windows into
significant areas of the distant and recent past, thereby helping to explain the legacy of
conflicts - as well as opportunities - that the past has bequeathed to the present.
- History
Resource Center: World (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Contains the full text of 110 journals, 27 reference books, and
1800 primary sources, as well as images, maps, and charts, to provide expansive
geographic and chronologic coverage of world history, including ancient Europe,
Latin America, the Far East, the Renaissance, and more.
- Hutchinson
Chronology of World History (Credo/xrefer)
- Arranged in strict chronological sequence by decade or by year, this detailed
chronology of world history up to 2008 covers both major and minor events that
shaped every area of human achievement and concern.
- The
People's Chronology (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- For each year from prehistory through 2004, it describes the major
events that took place in each of the following categories: political events,
human rights & social justice, philanthropy, exploration, colonization, commerce,
retail trade, energy, transportation, technology, science, medicine, religion, education,
communications, media, literature, art, photography, theater, film, music, sports, everyday life,
tobacco, crime, architecture & real estate, environment, marine resources, agriculture,
food availability, nutrition, consumer protection, food & drink, restaurants, and population.
- Ancient and Medieval:
- Ancient
Europe, 8000 B.C. to A.D. 1000: Encyclopedia of the Barbarian World (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Explores the many peoples of early European civilizations responsible
for such accomplishments as the rise of farming in the Neolithic era and the building of
Stonehenge. Coverage expands from prehistoric origins through the early Middle Ages
when tribal movements helped define the end of ancient culture and the rise of the modern
European world.
- Encyclopedia
of Classical Philosophy (Credo/xrefer)
- Presents 270 articles on the philosophy of Greek and Roman antiquity, focusing
on major and minor individual thinkers and their contributions to the traditions of
philosophical thought. Also covers epistemology, ethics, philosophy of mind,
political thought, debate among the ancient thinkers, and history of philosophical
schools, as well as issues of interpretation and debate in the contemporary scholarly
study of the philosophy of the Classical period.
- Encyclopedia
of Medieval Literature (Credo/xrefer)
- Comprehensive guide to English literature written between 500 and 1500
with coverage of major authors, individual works, important themes, and of
entire genres, such as drama, lyric, ballad, debate, saga, chronicle, and
hagiography. Includes entries for historical persons and other topics that would
have affected their creation, such as kings, artists, explorers, religious leaders,
culture, and major historical events. Also covers Islamic, Hispanic, Celtic,
Mongolian, Germanic, Italian, and Russian literature.
- Guide
to the Ancient World, H.W. Wilson (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Late
Antiquity: A Guide to The Postclassical World (Credo/xrefer)
- Covers Roman, Byzantine, Sassanian, and early Islamic cultures, from
the middle of the third century to the end of the eighth, with a broad range
of entries on politics, manufacturing, commerce, the arts, philosophy, religion,
geography, ethnicity, and domestic life. Covers historic figures, places,
institutions, burial customs, food, money, public life, amusements, and more.
- Science
in the Ancient World: An Encyclopedia (Credo/xrefer)
- Catalogs the achievements and legacy of more than four millennia of
scientific thought in the ancient world of the Mediterranean and the Near East,
providing a complete overview of the physical, chemical, life, medical, and social
sciences of the classical world.
- Renaissance and Enlightenment:
- Encyclopaedia
of the Renaissance (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Europe,
1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- 1,150 articles written by eminent scholars explore European
history from 1450-1789, including coverage of major topics in art, government,
and education, along with specific topics such as guilds, key individuals,
food riots, royal mistresses, the Spanish Inquisition, apocalypticism,
Utopia, and more.
- Renaissance:
An Encyclopedia for Students (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- This set has been prepared especially for nonspecialists, focusing on the
Renaissance-era topics that are most studied in art, literature, economics, science, and
world history classes. Entries cover a range of topics, such as Florence, Galileo,
heraldry, Medici family, opera, piracy, Shakespeare, Leonardo Da Vinci, and many others.
Includes a master chronology with topical timelines, a bibliography with age-appropriate
further reading sources, and a comprehensive index.
- Science
in the Enlightenment: An Encyclopedia (Credo/xrefer)
- Introductory A-Z resource on the dynamic achievements in science from the late
1600s to 1820, including the great minds behind the developments as well as
science's new cultural role.
- Nineteenth Century:
- Encyclopedia
of the Romantic Era, 1760-1850 (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Europe
1789 to 1914: An Encyclopedia of the Age of Industry and Empire (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- A survey of European history from the onset of the French Revolution
to the outbreak of World War I. Alphabetically arranged entries cover the period's
most significant personalities and meaningful developments in the arts, religion,
politics, exploration, and warfare.
- Who
Was Who at Waterloo: A Biography of the Battle (Credo/xrefer)
- Presents biographies of soldiers, politicians, peasants, surgeons, artists, novelists, poets,
scientists, entrepreneurs, and more. Provides insights into nineteenth century culture, politics,
medicine, and science, as well as myths, irregularities, and cover-ups.
- Modern:
- Dictionary
of Contemporary History - 1945 to the present (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Encyclopedia
of Nationalism: Fundamental Themes (Credo/xrefer)
- Examines the tremendous local and international force that people's sense
of national or group identity has become since the end of the Cold War. Covers
historical overviews of nationalism by regions of the world, its relationship to key
social science concepts, and investigations as to how various disciplines have
dealt - and currently deal - with it.
- Encyclopedia
of Nationalism: Leaders, Movements, and Concepts (Credo/xrefer)
- Examines the tremendous local and international force that people's
sense of national or group identity has become since the end of the Cold War.
Covers the aims and scope of this force through a wide-ranging examination of
concepts, people, places, movements, events, and ideas related to nations and
nationalism.
- Encyclopedia
of Postmodernism (Credo/xrefer)
- Covers the academic disciplines, critical terms, and central figures relating
to this significant cultural, political, and intellectual force, including the contemporary
cultural, historical, literary, and philosophical issues - such as selfhood, knowledge
formation, aesthetics, ethics, and more - that encompass this process of both
disintegration and reformation.
- Encyclopedia
of 20th Century Technology (Credo/xrefer)
- Covers the history of twentieth-century technology through historical narratives
with technical descriptions of individual objects, artifacts, techniques, and products.
Additional entries cover the controversies, schools of thought, policies of different
nations, and historical, economic, and political contexts in which the various technologies
were developed.
- Europe
Since 1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of War and Reconstruction (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- A survey of European history from the beginning of World War I in 1914
to the present, presented through alphabetically arranged entries that focus on the
period's scientific, social, and cultural history as well as the political, military, and
economic developments.
- History
Behind the Headlines: The Origins of Conflicts Worldwide (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Presents in-depth information on conflicts appearing in today's
headlines. Users are provided with historical background and analysis to
events to give a greater understanding of the politics, players, and
layers of current affairs.
- Immigration
and Asylum from 1900 to Present (Credo/xrefer)
- Introduction to the key concepts, issues, terms, personalities, history, chronology,
movements, trends, and current status of immigrants and refugees from the beginning
of the 20th century to the present, focusing on the United States but also reflecting a
truly global perspective. Covers: politics of migration - immigration and asylum -
major migrating groups around the world - and expulsions and other forced
population movements. Primary sources include legislation, treaties, speeches,
and United Nations documents.
- Keesing's
World News Archives: 1931-current (Keesing's)
- Combines the over 95,000 articles from
Keesing's Contemporary Archives and Keesing's Record of World Events
to provide the full text from 2003 onward (and excerpts of the text from 1931-2002),
adding about 150 articles per month. Drawing from a wide
range of press and other sources in a variety of languages, it provides an overview
of the political news of the world with a commitment to internationalism, accuracy,
objectivity, and permanence. Covers, with their historical context, such topics as
elections, changes of government, wars, treaties, appointments, diplomacy,
terrorism, security issues, legislation, budgets, economic developments,
international agreements, actions by the UN & other international
organizations, natural disasters, environmental issues, and scientific
discoveries.
- Science
in the Early Twentieth Century: An Encyclopedia (Credo/xrefer)
- A-Z resource on the history of science from 1900 to 1950, including all the
landmark scientific developments and personalities of the period, along
with interdisciplinary coverage of the wider social, cultural, and political
context that dominated the scientific agenda in which these milestones
were achieved.
- Science
in the Contemporary World: An Encyclopedia (Credo/xrefer)
- Introductory A-Z resource detailing the scientific achievements
of the contemporary world and analyzing the key scientific trends,
discoveries, and personalities of the modern age.
- Online Encyclopedias and Books --
Specific Subjects in History:
Miscellaneous -
Arts & Humanities -
Labor & Economics -
Primary Sources -
Science & Technology -
Social Issues -
War & Violence
- Miscellaneous:
- ebrary (ebrary)
- Currently
offers over 25,000 full-text books, sheet music titles, maps, reports, and other authoritative documents from more
than 180 leading academic, trade, and professional publishers. The collections are particularly strong in
business, economics, education, computers, technology, science, medicine, history,
language, literature, humanities, politics, and social sciences. Publishers include The McGraw-Hill Companies,
Random House, Penguin Classics, Taylor
& Francis, Yale University Press, John Wiley & Sons, Greenwood, and more.
- Note: to use ebrary, you must first download and install the
ebrary Reader on your computer (more information).
- Encyclopedia
of Archaeology: History and Discoveries (Credo/xrefer)
- Explores all aspects of archaeology - the locating, recovering, and making
sense of evidence of past human lives - as well as the development of the field
from the ancient Greeks to the present day. Covers issues, debates, regions,
periods, methods, museums, techniques, organizations, remote sensing, complexities
regarding classification, and archaeology's impact on the wider culture, such as cultural
heritage management. Includes maps, illustrations, photographs, profiles of significant
archaeologists, and histories and tours of significant sites.
- Propaganda
and Mass Persuasion: A Historical Encyclopedia, 1500 to the Present (Credo/xrefer)
- Provides a comprehensive introduction to propaganda - the art of mass
political persuasion - its changing nature, its practitioners, and its impact on the
past five centuries of world history from the era of printed handbills to computer
fakery. Covers its use in both wartime and peacetime, including key moments,
techniques, concepts, and some of the most influential propagandists in history.
- Public
Opinion, Polling, and Democracy Around the World: A Historical Encyclopedia (Credo/xrefer)
- Explores how public opinion works and how it has been measured and assessed
from polling's roots in colonial America to its role in today's emerging democracies
along with the unique problems encountered within them. Entries cover: methodologies,
how people form opinions, key individuals who created polling systems, how citizens'
views are translated into governmental action, and an analysis of theories that compares
schools of thought from the fields of psychology, sociology, and economics. Includes the
results of current polls on many key issues and hot topics.
- Arts and Humanities:
(See also: Art,
Literature, and
Music)
- Arts
and Humanities Through the Eras (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- For each of the five major periods (Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece & Rome,
Medieval Europe, Renaissance Europe, and the Baroque & Enlightenment), it discusses
architecture & design, dance, fashion, literature, music, philosophy, religion, theater,
and visual arts, profiling milestones, movements, masterworks, and schools of thought in
relation to each other, as well as to history and culture. Includes an overview of each
period with a chronology of major world events and biographical profiles of pioneers, masters,
and other prominent figures in the field.
- Cambridge
World History of Food (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Covers the full spectrum of foods that have been hunted, gathered,
cultivated, and domesticated from prehistoric times to the present, offering a geographical
perspective on the history and culture of food and drink. Includes nutritional makeup,
prejudices, fads, taboos, policy issues, toxins, additives, labeling, entitlements, impact
on cultures & demography, brief histories of over 1000 plant foods, and much more.
- Cambridge
World History of Food (Credo/xrefer)
- Encapsulates the history of food and nutrition from prehistoric times to the food-related
policy issues of today. Covers the full spectrum of foods that have been hunted, gathered, cultivated,
& domesticated; their nutritional makeup & uses; and their impact on cultures &
demography as well as geographical perspectives, plants, fads, prejudices, taboos, toxins,
additives, labeling, and entitlements.
- Encyclopedia
of Clothing and Fashion (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Covers clothing and different forms of body adornment - including
makeup, tattoos, and piercing - examining the origins of clothing, the development of
fabrics & technologies, the social meanings of dress, costumes from a wide variety
of historical eras, histories of specific garments, techniques & manufacturing, and
important persons & institutions. Discusses contexts of class, gender, sumptuary
laws, as well as advertising, fashion careers, uniforms; costume design for stage &
screen, and more. Includes a timeline.
- Encyclopedia
of Postmodernism (Credo/xrefer)
- Covers the academic disciplines, critical terms, and central figures relating
to this significant cultural, political, and intellectual force, including the contemporary
cultural, historical, literary, and philosophical issues - such as selfhood, knowledge
formation, aesthetics, ethics, and more - that encompass this process of both
disintegration and reformation.
- Fashion,
Costume, and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear through the Ages (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Provides a broad overview of costume traditions of diverse cultures from prehistoric
times to the present day, examining more than 430 items of human decoration and adornment. Explores
how and why items were created, the people who made them, their uses, and how clothing reflects the
different cultural, religious, and societal beliefs.
- Holocaust
Literature: An Encyclopedia of Writers and Their Work (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- New
Dictionary of the History of Ideas (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Comprehensive, multidisciplinary work that provides diverse, cross-cultural
perspectives from thinkers around the globe on the main ideas and movements of human concern,
ranging from ideas created by humanity several millennia ago to contemporary concepts, in order
to make the often complex history of "what we think" accessible to readers. Its chronological
scope permits examination of the timeless questions about the individual and society over centuries
of development, focusing not only on the ideas themselves but also on the cultural environments
within which those ideas arose, on the transformations and intermingling of the ideas, and on the
ideas' influences, far in time or place, from their site of origin. Covers such topics as animism,
communication, deconstruction, physics, postmodernism, race theory, sexual harassment,
untouchability, and more.
- Reference
Guide to Holocaust Literature (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Provides biographical and critical essays on 223 writers connected to or
concerned with the Holocaust, as well as separate essays on 307 of their works.
- Labor and Economics:
(See also: Economics and
Business)
- Encyclopedia
of the Great Depression (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Comprehensive, multidisciplinary overview of such topics as
Depression-era politics, government, business, economics, literature,
the arts, society, and culture.
- Historic
Events for Students: The Great Depression (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Each article covers a specific issue or incident related to the Great
Depression, with an introduction, issue/incident summary, an exploration of different
historical perspectives, excerpts from primary source documents, a bibliography, and a
summary of key political, social, & economic influences that combine basic facts
and background with global perspectives.
- History
of World Trade Since 1450 (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Examines the complex interactions between peoples, from the beginning of
the European expansion during the Age of Exploration to the present day, as people sought
to exchange goods and services for their own benefit throughout all regions of the world.
Explores how the hunt for new resources and markets during this period resulted in the
establishment of colonies, the expansion of slavery, the rise of capitalism, the Industrial
Revolution, and the ending of the very empires that started and initially prospered from
the expansion. Covers the people, places, developments, and ideas that were global in
their reach and are global in their implications to this day, such as the effects of imperialism
on the global economy. Includes a glossary and primary source documents.
- International
Directory of Company Histories (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Over 100 volumes detail the historical development of over 10,000 of the
world's most important companies - those that have achieved a minimum of $25
million in annual sales and are leading influences in their industries or geographical
locations - including public, private, nonprofit, and state-owned companies, as well as
wholly owned subsidiaries and divisions if they are large enough to meet these
requirements for inclusion. Entries generally contain company perspectives, mission,
goals, ideals, key dates, milestones in the company's history, subsidiaries, divisions,
operating units, competitors, number of employees, sales figures, stock exchanges,
NAICS codes, contact information, bibliography, and more. Indexed by company name,
industry, and geographic region. (Make sure that the "all volumes in this
edition" button is selected to search through all volumes.)
- St.
James Encyclopedia of Labor History Worldwide: Major Events in Labor History and Their Impact (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Provides in-depth analysis of more than 300 key events in labor history over
the last 200 years, focusing on the relevance of these events to both the labor movement as a
whole and to societal changes around the world. Each entry, written and signed by an expert in
the field, is three to five pages in length and includes a description of the event, information
about the key players involved and discusses the event in historical context.
- Primary Sources:
(See also: News and Current Events)
- Chambers
Classic Speeches (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Governments
of the World: A Global Guide to Citizen's Rights and Responsibilities (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Provides multidisciplinary background information on the governments,
political issues, and citizen politics in every independent nation of the world (and several
non-independent territories), covering both their structure and how they affect citizens in the
daily exercise of their rights and responsibilities. Includes historical surveys on different
types of political systems; sidebars that explore key people, themes, & events;
biographical sketches; a selection of primary documents; the intricacies of international
relationships in a global environment; and the roles of international courts &
supranational institutions such as the United Nations & the European Union.
- Historic
Events for Students: The Great Depression (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Each article covers a specific issue or incident related to the Great
Depression, with an introduction, issue/incident summary, an exploration of different
historical perspectives, excerpts from primary source documents, a bibliography, and a
summary of key political, social, & economic influences that combine basic facts
and background with global perspectives.
- History
Resource Center: World (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Contains the full text of 110 journals, 27 reference books, and
1800 primary sources, as well as images, maps, and charts, to provide expansive
geographic and chronologic coverage of world history, including ancient Europe,
Latin America, the Far East, the Renaissance, and more.
- History
of World Trade Since 1450 (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Examines the complex interactions between peoples, from the beginning of
the European expansion during the Age of Exploration to the present day, as people sought
to exchange goods and services for their own benefit throughout all regions of the world.
Explores how the hunt for new resources and markets during this period resulted in the
establishment of colonies, the expansion of slavery, the rise of capitalism, the Industrial
Revolution, and the ending of the very empires that started and initially prospered from
the expansion. Covers the people, places, developments, and ideas that were global in
their reach and are global in their implications to this day, such as the effects of imperialism
on the global economy. Includes a glossary and primary source documents.
- Immigration
and Asylum from 1900 to Present (Credo/xrefer)
- Introduction to the key concepts, issues, terms, personalities, history, chronology,
movements, trends, and current status of immigrants and refugees from the beginning
of the 20th century to the present, focusing on the United States but also reflecting a
truly global perspective. Covers: politics of migration - immigration and asylum -
major migrating groups around the world - and expulsions and other forced
population movements. Primary sources include legislation, treaties, speeches,
and United Nations documents.
- Terrorism:
Essential Primary Sources (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Contains approximately 200 international primary source documents, such
as speeches, memoirs, letters, interviews, novels, essays, magazine &
newspaper articles, and much more that focus on the issue of terrorism in the last
three centuries. Part of the Social Issues Primary Source Collection.
- Science and Technology:
(See also: Science and
Technology)
- Animals
and Science: A Guide to the Debates (Credo/xrefer)
- Examines the debates - moral, religious, social, and scientific - surrounding issues of
animal rights, consciousness, and self-awareness from the Renaissance to the present.
Covers our obligations toward animals, what science has (and has not) taught us, and our
evolving understanding of their pain and cognitive abilities.
- Cambridge
Historical Dictionary of Disease (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Interdisciplinary histories and descriptions of the world's major
diseases, past and present, from AIDS to yellow fever.
- Consciousness:
A Guide to the Debates (Credo/xrefer)
- An introduction to consciousness research and its applications to our waking and sleeping
moments. Provides a history of mind study from the ancient Greeks to the present, a
multidisciplinary review of cognitive science, and conflicting theories on the working of the
brain. Covers beliefs, dream states, optical illusions, mind/body connections, robots,
computers, and more.
- Encyclopedia
of 20th Century Technology (Credo/xrefer)
- Covers the history of twentieth-century technology through historical narratives
with technical descriptions of individual objects, artifacts, techniques, and products.
Additional entries cover the controversies, schools of thought, policies of different
nations, and historical, economic, and political contexts in which the various technologies
were developed.
- Evolution
Wars: A Guide to the Debates (Credo/xrefer)
- Draws on history, science, and philosophy to examine the development of evolutionary
thought through the past two and a half centuries - exploring the ten greatest controversies -
with emphasis on recent times. Covers creation science, its role in public schools, the search
for human origins, and speculation about the "missing link".
- Great
Dinosaur Controversy: A Guide to the Debates (Credo/xrefer)
- A historical review of the most important scientific controversies that have shaped our
knowledge of dinosaurs since the discovery of important fossils in the 1820s to the present.
Covers the colorful theorists on the origin of dinosaurs and their posture, whether they were
warm- or cold-blooded, their evolution or retrogression, how they became extinct, whether or
not birds are their descendents, and more.
- Human
Evolution: A Guide to the Debates (Credo/xrefer)
- Draws from a wide range of sources to explore the controversies surrounding the
search for the origins of the human species - both religious and from within the field of
science itself - from the 1800s to the present. Covers the issues, discoveries, personalities,
intense debates, outright hoaxes, conflicting ideas, intellectual wrong turns, fascinating
personalities, competing interpretations, and serendipitous breakthroughs that are central
to the questions and controversies surrounding human evolution.
- Reader's
Guide to the History of Science (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Science
and Its Times: Understanding the Social Significance of Scientific Discovery (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Science in Dispute (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- vol.01,
vol.02,
vol.03.
(See database page for description)
- Science
in the Ancient World: An Encyclopedia (Credo/xrefer)
- Catalogs the achievements and legacy of more than four millennia of
scientific thought in the ancient world of the Mediterranean and the Near East,
providing a complete overview of the physical, chemical, life, medical, and social
sciences of the classical world.
- Science
in the Enlightenment: An Encyclopedia (Credo/xrefer)
- Introductory A-Z resource on the dynamic achievements in science from the late
1600s to 1820, including the great minds behind the developments as well as
science's new cultural role.
- Science
in the Early Twentieth Century: An Encyclopedia (Credo/xrefer)
- A-Z resource on the history of science from 1900 to 1950, including all the
landmark scientific developments and personalities of the period, along
with interdisciplinary coverage of the wider social, cultural, and political
context that dominated the scientific agenda in which these milestones
were achieved.
- Science
in the Contemporary World: An Encyclopedia (Credo/xrefer)
- Introductory A-Z resource detailing the scientific achievements
of the contemporary world and analyzing the key scientific trends,
discoveries, and personalities of the modern age.
- Ships
of the World, Houghton Mifflin (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Women's
History as Scientists: A Guide to the Debates (Credo/xrefer)
- A comprehensive historical review of the debates surrounding women's contributions
and roles in science, with emphasis on women's access to education, training, and professional
careers. Discusses the accomplishments and struggle for acceptance from ancient Greece to the
church treatment of women during the medieval era to the 17th century debates over women's
education to the present day, covering a broad range of disciplines.
- Social Issues:
(See also: Social Sciences)
- Alcohol
and Temperance in Modern History: An International Encyclopedia (Credo/xrefer)
- Provides multidisciplinary coverage of all aspects of the production, consumption,
regulation, and social impact of alcohol. Covers: global consumption patterns - research
and treatment institutions - traditional drinking occasions and rituals - attitudes toward
alcohol in various countries and religions - principal alcoholic beverages and major
producers and retailers - temperance, prohibition, and antiprohibitionist efforts worldwide -
images of drinking and temperance in art, painting, literature and drama - international
treaties and organizations related to alcohol production and distribution. Includes a
chronology of major events since the 18th century.
- Encyclopedia
of Children and Childhood in History and Society
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Encyclopedia
of Social Welfare History in North America
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Encyclopedia
of Women Social Reformers (Credo/xrefer)
- Documents the visions, struggles, and lives of women around the world
who have lead movements for social change from the 18th century to the present,
covering such topics as abolition, prison reform, peace, property rights, environmental
protection, animal rights, and more. Includes a timeline and biographical entries that
cover the childhood, education, achievements, and challenges of each woman.
- Immigration
and Asylum from 1900 to Present (Credo/xrefer)
- Introduction to the key concepts, issues, terms, personalities, history, chronology,
movements, trends, and current status of immigrants and refugees from the beginning
of the 20th century to the present, focusing on the United States but also reflecting a
truly global perspective. Covers: politics of migration - immigration and asylum -
major migrating groups around the world - and expulsions and other forced
population movements. Primary sources include legislation, treaties, speeches,
and United Nations documents.
- New
Dictionary of the History of Ideas (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Comprehensive, multidisciplinary work that provides diverse, cross-cultural
perspectives from thinkers around the globe on the main ideas and movements of human concern,
ranging from ideas created by humanity several millennia ago to contemporary concepts, in order
to make the often complex history of "what we think" accessible to readers. Its chronological
scope permits examination of the timeless questions about the individual and society over centuries
of development, focusing not only on the ideas themselves but also on the cultural environments
within which those ideas arose, on the transformations and intermingling of the ideas, and on the
ideas' influences, far in time or place, from their site of origin. Covers such topics as animism,
communication, deconstruction, physics, postmodernism, race theory, sexual harassment,
untouchability, and more.
- Who's
Who in Gay and Lesbian History, Routledge (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- War and Violence:
(See also: Criminal Justice,
Government & Politics, and
Terrorism & Homeland Security)
- Encyclopedia
of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Explains the issues behind genocide, crimes against humanity, and human
rights abuses both in individual countries and the world at large, tracing the history of events,
profiling perpetrators and heroes, and explaining international laws and legal proceedings aimed
at ending them. Also covers depictions and manifestations of the phenomenon, such as propaganda,
literature, film, and sociological & philosophical explanations.
- History
Behind the Headlines: The Origins of Conflicts Worldwide (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Presents in-depth information on conflicts appearing in today's
headlines. Users are provided with historical background and analysis to
events to give a greater understanding of the politics, players, and
layers of current affairs.
- Martial
Arts of the World (Credo/xrefer)
- Covers the history, philosophy, evolution, physical principles, and training
concepts behind the world's major martial arts systems from 30,000 B.C. to
contemporary practice. Explores the throwing, grappling, and striking styles
of both armed and unarmed fighting among Japanese samurai, medieval knights,
American frontier gunslingers, Zulu stick fighters, and more.
- Reader's
Companion to Military History (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Reference
Guide to Holocaust Literature (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Provides biographical and critical essays on 223 writers connected to or
concerned with the Holocaust, as well as separate essays on 307 of their works.
- Terrorism:
Essential Primary Sources (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Contains approximately 200 international primary source documents, such
as speeches, memoirs, letters, interviews, novels, essays, magazine &
newspaper articles, and much more that focus on the issue of terrorism in the last
three centuries. Part of the Social Issues Primary Source Collection.
- Who
Was Who at Waterloo: A Biography of the Battle (Credo/xrefer)
- Presents biographies of soldiers, politicians, peasants, surgeons, artists, novelists, poets,
scientists, entrepreneurs, and more. Provides insights into nineteenth century culture, politics,
medicine, and science, as well as myths, irregularities, and cover-ups.
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