African American Almanac
Author/Editor: Christopher A. Brooks
Publication Date: 2011
Publisher: Gale
Provides a range of historical and current information on African
American history, society and culture. Includes coverage of such topics
as: Africa and the Black diaspora; film and television; landmarks;
national organizations; population; religion; science and technology;
and sports.
American Decades (1900-1999)
Author/Editor: Judith S. Baughman, Victor Bondi, Richard Layman, Tandy McConnell, and Vincent Tompkins
Publication Date: 2001
Publisher: Gale
Cross-disciplinary source for students and researchers who need to document
and analyze periods of contemporary American social history (1900-1999). Each volume of this collection covers one decade, addressing topics like the arts, business, fashion, government, science, and sports.
American Decades (2000-2009)
Author/Editor: Eric Bargeron and James F. Tidd, Jr.
Publication Date: 2011
Publisher: Gale
Covers everything from monumental events and groundbreaking individuals
to the fascinating details of Americans' daily lives. Supports
historical research in disciplines from the arts and business to law,
medicine, technology and social trends.
American Decades Primary Sources
Author/Editor: Cynthia Rose
Publication Date: 2004
Publisher: Gale
Cross-disciplinary source spanning the 20th century. Each volume in the
set includes full or excerpted primary sources representing the seminal
issues, themes, movements and events from a decade. Includes oral
histories, songs, speeches, advertisements, TV, play and movie scripts,
letters, laws, legal decisions, newspaper articles, cartoons, recipes,
and more.
American Eras
Author/Editor:
Publication Date: 1997
Publisher: Gale
Includes essays on events, publications, lifestyles and individuals important to particular eras in U.S. history.
American Gangsters, Then and Now: An Encyclopedia
Author/Editor: Nate Hendley
Publication Date: 2009
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
American Gangsters, Then and Now tells the stories of a number of famous gangsters and gangs—Jesse James and Billy the Kid, the Black Hand, Al Capone, Sonny Barger and the Hell's Angels, the Mafia, Crips and Bloods, and more. Avoiding sensationalism, the straightforward entries include biographical portraits and historical background for each subject, as well as accounts of infamous robberies, killings, and other events, all well documented with both archival newspapers and extensive research into the files of the FBI. Readers will understand the families, the places, and the times that produced these monumental criminals, as well as the public mindset that often found them sympathetic and heroic.
American History through Literature, 1820-1870
Author/Editor: Janet Gabler-Hover and Robert Sattelmeyer
Publication Date: 2006
Publisher: Gale
This set presents literature not as a
simple inventory of authors or titles but rather as a historical and
cultural field viewed from a wide array of contemporary perspectives.
The set, which is "new historicist" in its approach to literary
criticism, endorses the notion that not only does history affect
literature, but literature itself informs history.
American National Biography
Author/Editor: Susan Ware
Publication Date: 2011
Publisher: Oxford
The landmark American National Biography offers portraits of more than 18,700 men & women — from all eras and walks of life — whose lives have shaped the nation.
Americans at War
Author/Editor: John P. Resch
Publication Date: 2005
Publisher: Gale
Covers major American conflicts from the Colonial Wars through the War
on Terrorism in the context of cultural and social events and conditions
on the home front. Illustrated articles cover both biographies and
topics such as civil liberties, media, politics, popular culture,
religion, memory and national identity, civic celebrations, monumental
art, literature, the roles of women and minorities, veterans, science
and technology, humor, and music.
Archaeology in America: An Encyclopedia
Author/Editor: Francis P. McManamon
Publication Date: 2008
Publisher: Gale
Coverage is divided into 8 regions, the Arctic and Subarctic, the Great
Basin and Plateau, the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains, the Midwest,
the Northeast, the Southeast, the Southwest, and the West Coast. Each
entry provides readers with an overview of archaeological sites as well
as books and articles for further research.
Arts and Humanities Through the Eras
Author/Editor: Edward I. Bleiberg, James Allan Evans, Kristen Mossler Figg, Philip M. Soergel, and John Block Friedman
Publication Date: 2005
Publisher: Gale
Profiling milestones and movements in the arts, literature, music and
religion from a specific period, each volume in this set helps students
and researchers understand the various disciplines of the humanities in
relation to each other, as well as to history and culture. An overview
of the period and a chronology of major world events begin each volume.
Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History
Author/Editor: William H. McNeill, Jerry H. Bentley, and David Christian
Publication Date: 2005
Publisher: Gale
A five- volume encyclopedia of world history, covering 250,000 years of
human history. Compiles knowledge from paleoanthropology, archaeology,
geology, and geography. Emphasis on cultural contact and social change
over time and place. Overviews of core topics. Extensive coverage of
arts, literature, religion, and science. Biographies of 100 leaders who
shaped world history.
Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
Author/Editor:
Publication Date: 2008
Publisher: Gale
Provides information on the history of science through articles on the
professional lives of scientists. All periods of science from classical
antiquity to modern times are represented.
Credo Reference
Author/Editor:
Publication Date:
Publisher: Credo Reference
More than 550 highly regarded, current reference works, including general and subject-specific encyclopedias, images, dictionaries, atlases, and directories; covers many subject areas.
Oxford Reference Online
Author/Editor:
Publication Date:
Publisher: Oxford
More than 100 reference works published by Oxford University Press, including academic encyclopedias, dictionaries, and directories covering all subject areas.
The Crusades Reference Library
Author/Editor: Neil Schlager, Ralph Zerbonia, J. Sydney Jones, Michael J. O'Neal, and Marcia Merryman Means
Publication Date: 2005
Publisher: Gale
The three-volume The Crusades covers everything from the First Crusade (1095-99) through the Ninth Crusade (1271-72).
Cultural History of Reading
Author/Editor: Gabrielle Watling
Publication Date: 2008
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Covers books from their earliest beginnings through the present day, in
both the U.S. and regions all over the world; includes fiction and
literature, religious works, dictionaries, scientific works, and home
guides.
Dictionary of American History
Author/Editor: Stanley I. Kutler
Publication Date: 2003
Publisher: Gale
The first comprehensive revision of this classic reference source,
originally published in 1940, features updated and revised entries from
previous editions, as well as more than 800 new entries covering recent
events and topics not covered previously. This authoritative work serves
students, scholars, and general readers interested in a wide range of
topics in American history, from the well studied and familiar to the
obscure.
Encyclopedia Britannica - Academic Edition
Author/Editor:
Publication Date:
Publisher: Britannica
A combination of the Encyclopædia Britannica plus
Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, magazines and
periodicals, and many other research tools. Britannica’s contributors include an
extensive network of renowned scholars (including former U.S. presidents
and Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners), advisers, content specialists,
and writers—whose job it is to ensure that Britannica is current,
accurate, unbiased, comprehensive, relevant, international in scope, and
engaging to college-level learners, researchers, and faculty.
Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History
Author/Editor: Colin A. Palmer
Publication Date: 2006
Publisher: Gale
A five-volume set and supplement covering all aspects of the
African-American experience from 1619 to the present day. Using
biographies, historical essays, and thematic pieces, many written by
foremost scholars, it addresses a wide array of subjects in over 2,300
articles to define in one source the cultural roots, participation in
American life, and current condition of the African-American community.
Encyclopedia of American Disability History
Author/Editor: Susan Burch
Publication Date: 2009
Publisher: Gale
Examines the issues, events, people, activism, laws, personal
experiences, and social ramifications of disability throughout American
history.
Encyclopedia of American Environmental History
Author/Editor: Kathleen A. Brosnan
Publication Date: 2011
Publisher: Gale
Covers every significant issue, event, law, and figure in U.S. environmental history.
Encyclopedia of European Social History
Author/Editor: Peter N. Stearns
Publication Date: 2001
Publisher: Gale
This six-volume reference includes more than 230 articles, ranging from
5,000 to 10,000 words, on everything from serfdom and the economy, to
witchcraft and public health.
Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
Author/Editor: Solomon H. Katz
Publication Date: 2003
Publisher: Gale
A three-volume survey of food and its place in human culture and
society, presented through 600 alphabetically sorted entries. Features
multidisciplinary coverage of such topics as comfort food, ethnicity and
food, medieval banquets, and nutrient composition, among many others.
Includes photographs, illustrations, sidebars, recipes, menus, and
timelines.
Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture
Author/Editor: Jay Kinsbruner and Erick D. Langer
Publication Date: 2008
Publisher: Gale
Provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary view of Latin American
history and culture from prehistoric times to the present. Covers
cultural issues and includes numerous biographical profiles of important
figures in politics, letters and the arts.
Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History in America
Author/Editor: Marc Stein
Publication Date: 2004
Publisher: Gale
A three-volume survey of more than 400 years of lesbian and gay history
and culture in the United States, presented through over 500
alphabetically arranged entries. Coverage includes people, public
policy, economics, social issues, identities, and culture, among many
others. For students, researchers, and general readers.
Encyclopedia of Media and Propaganda in Wartime America
Author/Editor: Martin J. Manning and Clarence R. Wyatt
Publication Date: 2010
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Covering press-U.S. military relationships from the early North American
colonial wars to the present wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, this
two-volume encyclopedia focuses on the ways in which government and
military leaders have used the media to support their actions and the
ways in which the media has been used by other forces with different
views and agendas. The volumes highlight major events and important
military, political, and cultural players, offering fresh perspectives
on all of America's conflicts. Bringing these wars together in one
source allows readers to see how media affected the conflicts
individually, but also understand how the use of the various forms of
media (print, radio, television, film, and electronic) have developed
and changed over the years.
Encyclopedia of Middle East Wars: The United States in the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq Conflicts
Author/Editor: Spencer C. Tucker
Publication Date: 2010
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Provides a comprehensive study of U.S. involvement in the modern Middle
East and carefully weighs the interplay of domestic, cultural,
religious, diplomatic, international, and military events in one of the
world's most troubled regions.
Encyclopedia of Russian History
Author/Editor: James R. Millar
Publication Date: 2004
Publisher: Gale
Provides a comprehensive discussion of Russia's people, politics,
economics, religion, and social systems; and is designed to complement
the study of comparative politics, world history, geography, literature,
arts and culture and world cultures. Entries span the period from the
earliest beginnings of the Russian nation to the rise and fall of the
Soviet Union.
Encyclopedia of Society and Culture in the Ancient World
Author/Editor: Peter Bogucki
Publication Date: 2008
Publisher: Gale
Offers comprehensive coverage of the ancient world, from prehistory to
the fall of Rome, including Western and non-Western cultures and
civilizations and outlines the key milestones in the development of
human society.
Encyclopedia of Society and Culture in the Medieval World
Author/Editor: Pam J. Crabtree
Publication Date: 2008
Publisher: Gale
Provides comprehensive coverage of the medieval world, from the fall of
Rome to the European Renaissance, including Western and non-Western
cultures and civilizations.
Encyclopedia of the Great Depression
Author/Editor: Robert S. McElvaine
Publication Date: 2004
Publisher: Gale
This 2-vol. set encompasses nearly two decades of American history,
beginning with the farm crisis of the mid-1920s, through the 1929 stock
market crash, the gradual recovery during the 1930s with Franklin D.
Roosevelt's New Deal and World War II. This wide-ranging,
multidisciplinary encyclopedia features entries on depression-era
politics, government, business, economics, literature, the arts, society
and culture.
Encyclopedia of U.S Political History
Author/Editor:
Publication Date: 2010
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Encyclopedia of U.S. Political History explores the events, policies, activities, institutions, groups, people, and movements that have created and shaped political life in the United States. With contributions from scholars in the fields of history and political science, this seven-volume set provides students, researchers, and scholars the opportunity to examine the political evolution of the United States from the 1500s to the present day.
Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior
Author/Editor: Kenneth F. Warren
Publication Date: 2008
Publisher: SAGE Publications
The Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behaviorcovers
virtually everything one would want to know about American political
campaigns. With more than 450 entries, these two comprehensive volumes
present a significant array topics of campaigns, elections, and
electoral behavior. The encyclopedia’s diverse content shows that
although the subject matter of campaigns, elections, and electoral
behavior is inherently related, each topic has a distinct focus.
Encyclopedia of Western Colonialism since 1450
Author/Editor: Thomas Benjamin
Publication Date: 2007
Publisher: Gale
Provides students and researchers with a much-needed, comprehensive
resource on the subject of colonialism and expansion. From a global
perspective, the set traces many facets of colonial growth and
imperialism, and much more.
Europe 1789-1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of Industry and Empire
Author/Editor: John Merriman and Jay Winter
Publication Date: 2006
Publisher: Gale
A five-volume survey of European history from the onset of the French
Revolution to the outbreak of World War. Alphabetically arranged entries
cover the period's most significant personalities and meaningful
developments in the arts, religion, politics, exploration, and warfare.
For students, scholars, and general readers.
Europe Since 1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of War and Reconstruction
Author/Editor: John Merriman and Jay Winter
Publication Date: 2006
Publisher: Gale
A multi-volume 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.
Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. History: Governments and Politics
Author/Editor:
Publication Date: 2008
Publisher: Gale
Provides a concise history of the U.S. government and political scene
throughout American history, with a particular emphasis on how
government and politics effects, and is affected by, social change.
Gale Encyclopedia of World History: Governments
Author/Editor:
Publication Date: 2008
Publisher: Gale
Provides a broad overview of national governments throughout history,
explaining their structures and histories, key players and events, and
how governments effect, and are affected by, social change.
Gale Encyclopedia of World History: War
Author/Editor:
Publication Date: 2008
Publisher: Gale
Provides a broad overview of war throughout world history, from ancient
times to present, with a special emphasis on its causes and
repercussions.
Guide to U.S. Foreign Policy: A Diplomatic History
Author/Editor: Robert J. McMahon and Thomas W. Zeiler
Publication Date: 2012
Publisher: SAGE Publications
This guide highlights the changes in U.S. diplomatic policy as government administrations and world events influenced national decisions. Topics include imperialism, economic diplomacy, environmental diplomacy, foreign aid, wartime negotiations, presidential influence, NATO and its role in the twenty-first century, and the response to terrorism.
History behind the Headlines: The Origins of Conflicts Worldwide
Author/Editor: Sonia G. Benson, Nancy Matuszak, and Meghan Appel O'Meara
Publication Date: 2003
Publisher: Gale
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.
History in Dispute
Author/Editor:
Publication Date:
Publisher: Gale
Each volume in the History in Dispute series has a thematic, era
or subject-specific focus that coincides with the way history is studied
at the academic level. Each volume contains roughly 50 entries, chosen
by an advisory board of historians and academics. Entries begin with a
brief overview summarizing the controversy. This introduction is
followed by two or more signed, point-counterpoint essays of 1,500 to
2,000 words each. Features include excerpts from primary source
documents to illuminate the viewpoints presented with each entry;
photographs and drawings of individuals, sites, objects or documents
pertinent to the event or topic; and a chronological list of events.
Volumes include a cumulative subject index.
History of the American Cinema
Author/Editor:
Publication Date: 1990
Publisher: Gale
This 10-volume, illustrated series considers the film industry from its
early roots in the 19th century right up to 1990. It examines the
development of film and the film industry, analyzing both the genres,
themes and technology that defined each decade and the political and
economic background that gave rise to them. Each volume focuses on a
separate decade, providing a narrative on the evolution of both the
business and the art of film in America. Each volume is heavily
illustrated, and ends with several indexes, notes, a bibliography and a
variety of appendixes of top-grossing films, stars and Oscar winners,
and more.
Immigration in U.S. History
Author/Editor: Carl L. Bankston, III, Danielle Antoinette Hidalgo, and R. Kent Rasmussen
Publication Date: 2006
Publisher: Gale
Examines the many issues surrounding immigration from a wide variety of perspectives - from the earliest settlement of British North America in the 17th century through the immediate aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks of the 21st century. Places special emphasis on the many ethnic communities that have provided American immigrants.
The International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest: 1500 to the Present
Author/Editor: Immanuel Ness
Publication Date: 2009
Publisher: Gale
Covers the history of protest and revolution over the past 500 years.
Provides scholars and teachers and students with the information needed
to understand the role and significance and origin of protest and
revolution from 1500 to the present.
Movies in American History
Author/Editor: Philip C. DiMare
Publication Date: 2011
Publisher: Gale
Focus is on the relationship between American society and movies and
filmmaking in the United States from the late 19th century through the
present.
New Dictionary of the History of Ideas
Author/Editor: Maryanne Cline Horowitz
Publication Date: 2005
Publisher: Gale
A six-volume survey of the history of Western thought and culture,
presented through 700 alphabetically arranged entries. Each entry
explores the origin, cultural interpretations, and historical themes of
such subjects as beauty, love, feminism, diversity, and social capital,
among many others.
Oregon Encyclopedia
Author/Editor:
Publication Date:
Publisher: Portland State University
A free, authoritative, and continuously updated encyclopedia of all things Oregon.
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology
Author/Editor: Clifford J. Rogers
Publication Date: 2010
Publisher: Oxford
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology
examines all aspects of warfare and military technology in medieval
times. Approximately 1,000 articles signed by the leading experts in
medieval military history provide an exhaustive and accurate view of how
and why wars were waged throughout Europe, the Byzantine Empire, and
the Crusader States between 500 C.E. to 1500.
Pirates of the Americas
Author/Editor: David F. Marley
Publication Date: 2010
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
The real world of piracy is brought vividly to life in this
authoritative and entertaining new two-volume reference. Incorporating a
wealth of new research, Pirates of the Americas offers hundreds
of entries on the most famous—and infamous—buccaneers of the 1600s and
1700s, separating fact from fancy as it describes the men, their
exploits, and the era in which they prowled the seas of North and
Central America.
Pirates through the Ages
Author/Editor: Jennifer Stock
Publication Date: 2011
Publisher: Gale
Explores the history of piracy from ancient times to the present day.
Topics include piracy in antiquity and the Middle Ages, the golden age
of piracy in the Caribbean, female pirates, the pirate code of conduct
and pirate slang, strongholds and hideouts, ships, weaponry, and sea
battles, pirates in literature and film, and modern maritime piracy.
Tobacco in History and Culture
Author/Editor: Jordan Goodman
Publication Date: 2004
Publisher: Gale
A two-volume survey of how tobacco became one of the most important
commodities in the history of world trade and the source of one of the
biggest public health concerns in modern history. Presents 136
alphabetically arranged entries on all aspects of tobacco. Illustrated
with graphs, charts, drawings and photographs. For high school and
college students as well as general readers.
Witchcraft in America
Author/Editor: Peggy Saari and Elizabeth Shaw
Publication Date: 2001
Publisher: Gale
This fascinating and informative source covers the history of witchcraft
in the United States from the hysteria that facilitated the witch hunts
during the colonial period to modern day followers of Wicca.
Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia
Author/Editor: Anne Commire
Publication Date: 2002
Publisher: Gale
Covers women of historical interest worldwide, from around 3100 BCE to
the modern age, from every walk of life-artists, pirates, scientists,
athletes, philanthropists, adventurers, politicians, pacifists, saints,
and courtesans, even those famous for just being famous. Individual,
collective, and joint entries (i.e. Astronauts: Women in Space, Egyptian
Feminism, Siege Warfare and Women, etc.) are included.