Walker Library: UH 4600: Time Traveling Across the Disciplines (Bachman): Encyclopedias & Reference Books

General Encyclopedias (Online)

General Encyclopedias

The encyclopedias below cover a wide range of topics across many different subject areas.

World Book Advanced -- College Edition
Main features are encyclopedia articles, primary sources, and E-books. Plus a world atlas and dictionary.
Oxford Reference Online
Oxford Reference Online is a collection of core reference materials across numerous subject areas.
Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL)
GVRL is a collection of core reference materials across many subject areas.

Subject-Specific Encyclopedias

The encyclopedias below focus on specific areas of history, culture, and/or medicine.

Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern World
This online edition of the multivolume encyclopedia covers the period from 1750 to the present, providing special attention to social, economic, cultural and political topics applicable to the time.
Encyclopedia of European Social History
The Encyclopedia of European Social History covers all aspects of European social history from the Renaissance to the present.
Oxford Companion to United States History
Contains over 1,400 entries written by some 900 historians and other scholars, illuminating not only America's political, diplomatic, and military history, but also social, cultural, and intellectual trends.

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