Modern European History (HIST340)
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Reference Sources
Here's a list of selected specialized reference books (available in the Garver Room) you may want to consider:
Ref 306 En192 Encyclopedia of European Social History
Ref 909.82 B82d Dictionary of the 20th Century
Ref 909.82 C67 Cold War
Ref 909.82 G91e Encyclopedia of the Interwar Years
Ref 940 Gr797 Great Events from History: Modern European Series
Ref 940.2 N42 New Cambridge Modern History
Ref 940.3 H622 History of World War I
Ref 940.3 Sh26w World in Conflict 1914-1945
Ref 940.53 En32 Encyclopedia of the Holocaust
Ref 940.53 H742 Holocaust and World War II Almanac
Ref 940.53 P76w World War II: An Encyclopedia of the War Years
Ref 940.54 En32 Encyclopedia of World War II
Ref 940.55 Eu742 Europe Since 1945: An Encyclopedia
Ref 941 V66 Victorian Britain: An Encyclopedia
Ref 941.6 El58c Conflict in Northern Ireland: An Encyclopedia
Ref 942 Ox22 Oxford Companion to British History
Ref 942 T375gr Great Britain a Reference Guide
Ref 943.6 R66au Austria-Hungary a Reference Guide
Ref 944 R55fr France a Reference Guide
Ref 945 Sa77it Italy a Reference Guide
Ref 947 B66ru Russia a Reference Guide
Ref 947 C332 Central and East European Handbook
Ref 947 En19 Encyclopedia of Eastern Europe
Ref 927 P28e Encyclopedia of Russian History
Ref 947 W38L Central and Eastern Europe Since 1919
Ref 949.7 C76 Conflict in the Former Yugoslavia
The reference books will give you an overview of your subject; check the bibliographies for further information. Remember to use cross references, indexes, and tables of contents to help you locate information.
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Recommended Databases
Historical Newspapers Searches 4 newspapers; Christian Science Monitor (1908-1991), New York Times (1851-2001), Wall Street Journal (1889-1987), and the Washington Post (1877-1988).
JStor A full text collection of scholarly journals, many going back to the first issue.
Readers Guide Retrospective An electronic version of the Readers' Guide Index to Periodical Literature. Indexes several hundred periodicals, from 1900 to 1982.
Note that the library also has a print collection of the London Times newspaper from 1893 to 1963. The bound volumes do not include indexing, but can be searched by date. Check with a librarian about accessing and using this resource.
Selected Internet Resources
EuroDocs: Online Sources for European History A collection of online primary source documents.
Avalon Project at Yale Law School A collection of documents on European topics from pre-18th to the 20th century
History sites A gateway site with links to over 4,000 history related sites including European countries and topics.
