Online Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Etc.
General
World History Encyclopedias from Gale
- Includes over 10 encyclopedias covering U.S. and world history.
- Full text biographies of thousands of individuals. International in scope and covers all time periods.
Dictionary of Contemporary World History
- Provides in-depth coverage of the major historical figures and events from 1900 to the present day. International in scope.
- Published 2003
- Provides brief definitions covering 4,000 years of world history.
- Published 2000
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern World
- Provides information about major world developments from 1750 to the present, with close attention to social, economic, cultural, and political topics.
- Published 2008
The People's Chronology: a Year-by-Year Record of Human Events from Prehistory to the Present
- Published 2005
Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science
- Focuses on the period from the Renaissance to the early twenty-first century. Coverage is international.
- Published 2003
Encyclopedia of Modern Ethnic Conflicts
- A country-by-country approach to ethnic conflicts. Primarily focuses on the 20th Century.
- Published 2003
Oxford Companion to Military History
- A complete overview of military history from classical times to the present. Includes maps of major battles and campaigns
- Published 2001
Oxford Companion to World War II
- Provides 1,800 entries covering every aspect of the war.
- Published 1995.
St. James Encyclopedia of Labor History Worldwide
- Provides in-depth analysis of more than 300 key events in labor history over the last 200 years.
- Published 2004
Countries of the World and their Leaders, 2009
- A multidisciplinary encyclopedia; part of the Gale Virtual Reference Shelf
- Covering over 200 countries - contains synopsis of geography, history, government and political conditions, economy, and state of relations with the United States
United States
U.S. History Encyclopedias from Gale
- Includes 7 encyclopedias covering U.S. history.
Dictionary of American History
- A major authoritative and comprehensive source for United States history covering all aspects of history and culture. Although the title says "dictionary" it's a ten volume encyclopedia in print with definitive articles.
- Published 2003
A Dictionary of American History
- Brief definitions of facts, events, people and data.
- Published 1997
Encyclopedia of the New American Nation
- Covers 1774-1829.
- Includes coverage of history, politics, culture, and daily life.
- Published 2006.
Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy
- Includes concepts, doctrines and policymaking ranging from anti-imperialism to environmental diplomacy, from refugee policies to terrorism and countermeasures.
- Includes a chronology.
- Published 2002
Encyclopedia of North American Indians
- Articles on tribes, individuals, and events in the history of North American Indians.
- Published 1996
- Surveys a variety of leisure pastimes from the Colonial era to the present. Particular attention is paid to how leisure activities have varied by region, class, ethnicity, gender and age.
- Published 2004
Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America
- Essays on specific culture groups in the United States, emphasizing religions, holidays, customs, and languages in addition to providing information on historical background and settlement patterns.
- Published 2000
Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History
- Provides comprehensive coverage of American economic history from the Paleolithic Age to the present with an emphasis on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
- Published 2000
- Includes entries on 262 acts selected by the editorial board based on such criteria as historical significance, contemporary impact, and contribution to the understanding of American government.
- Published 2004
Oxford African American Studies Center
- Provides articles, biographies, timelines, images, maps, primary sources, and more.
Oxford Companion to American Military History
- From brief factual pieces to extensive essays, the entries examine every major war from the Revolution to the Persian Gulf.
- Published 2000.
Oxford Companion to United States History
- Covers not only America's political, diplomatic, and military history, but also social, cultural, and intellectual trends; science, technology, and medicine; the arts; and religion.
- Published 2001.
Encyclopedia of Immigration and Migration in the American West
- Covers the West and its population during various periods of migration, including American Indians, African Americans, and the often-forgotten role of women in the West’s development.
- Provides biographies, community histories, economic analysis, demographic studies, and more.
- Published 2006.
Canada
The Oxford Companion to Canadian History
- Provides 1,700 entries covering Canada's earliest times to the present.
- Published 2004.
Europe
Ancient Europe 8000 B.C.--A.D. 1000 : Encyclopedia of the Barbarian World
- 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 (8000 BC to AD 1000).
- Published 2004
- A compact reference work on all aspects of the history of Britain from 55 BC to the present day. (A more concise version of the Oxford Companion to British History below).
- Published 2001
Encyclopedia of Russian History
- Spans the time from the earliest beginnings of the Russian nation (among the ancient Eastern Slavic tribes) to the end of czarist Russia and on through the rise and fall of the Soviet Union. A four-volume work in print.
- Published 2004
Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages
- 3,000 concise and detailed articles on all aspects of the period from the fifth to the fifteenth century. It explores art, architecture, religion, law, science, language, philosophy, and theology, as well as cultural, religious, intellectual, social and political history.
- Published 2001
Europe 1450 to 1789 : Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
- Explores European history from the print revolution to the French Revolution. Includes 1,150 articles written by eminent scholars covering major topics in art, government, and education as well as providing biographical entries on key figures of the period. A six-volume work in print.
- Published 2004
Historical Dictionary of Late Medieval England, 1272-1485
- Includes entries on places, event, and people. Also includes a chronology.
- Published 2002
- Covers English, Scottish, Welsh, and Irish monarchs.
- Published 2001.
- Covering the “long” Enlightenment, from the rise of Descartes' disciples in 1670 to the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in 1815.
- Published 2002
Medieval France : an Encyclopedia
- An introduction to the political, economic, social, religious, intellectual, literary, and artistic history of France from the early 5th to the late 15th century.
- Published 1995
Oxford Companion to British History.
- Covers all aspects of the history of Britain from 55 BC to the present day.
- Published 2002
The Oxford Companion to Irish History
- Covers all aspects of the history of Ireland with 1,800 entries.
- Published 2002
The Oxford Companion to Scottish History
- Covers more than 20 centuries of history.
- Published 2001
Asia
- Covers modern Asia from a global perspective. Historical articles emphasize people, places, events, and developments that have had a lasting influence on Asia. Articles also cover Asian relations with Western nations, the relations between nations within Asia, and the flow of people, goods, and ideas within Asia and globally. Six volumes in print.
- Published 2004
