Online Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Etc.
General Resources
- Contains descriptive summaries of the country in question, including demographic, historical, cultural, economic, religious, and political information on the countries of the world.
- Published in 2001.
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
Encyclopedia of Modern Ethnic Conflicts
- A country-by-country approach to ethnic conflicts. Primarily focuses on the 20th Century.
- Published 2003
The Hutchinson Chronology of World History, Volume IV (1901-2003)
- Lists the important events in world history by date.
- Published in 2004.
The Hutchinson guide to the world
- Provides brief information relating to the government, economy and resources, population and society, transportation, and a chronology of the countries of the world.
- Each entry also contains a map showing major cities and bodies of water.
- There is a separate gazetteer of the world.
- Published in 2004.
International Conflict: A Chronological Encyclopedia of Conflicts and their Management, 1945-1995
- Provides information on 292 conflicts that occurred between 1945 and 1995.
- Published in 1997.
Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations
- Provides government data and demographic statistics on 200 countries.
- 12th edition, published in 2007
Russian Studies
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
European Studies
A to Z of Modern Europe Since 1789
- Contains information on the major issues and personalities in continental European political history since the French revolution.
- Published in 2000.
Europe Since 1945: An Encyclopedia
- Contains over 800 entries covering politics, governments, organizations, people, and events crucial to an understanding of postwar Europe.
- Published in 2001.
African Studies
Africa: An Encyclopedia for Students
- Covers a wide variety of topics relating to Africa from prehistory to the present, including animals, foods, holidays and festivals, tribal groups, ecology, music and art, trade and economy, geography, religion, folklore, and fossil and skeletal discoveries.
- Published in 2002.
The Encyclopedia of African History
- Covers all aspects of African history from earliest evolution of human beings in Africa to the beginning of the twenty-first century.
- Published in 2005.
The Peoples of Africa: An Ethnohistorical Dictionary
- Contains information on ethnic groups in Africa.
- Published in 1996.
Asian Studies
- 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
Modern China: An Encyclopedia of History, Culture and Nationalism
- Contains articles about many aspects of Chinese society, including the government, economy, conflicts and literature.
- Published in 1998.
