World History

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Article Databases

Academic Search Complete- Academic multi-disciplinary database providing full-text articles for nearly 4,600 scholarly journals, including many history journals.

Historical Abstracts- Major index for the study of history and culture of the all countries of the world, except the U.S. and Canada. Covers all periods, but primarily the modern era. Links to full-text resources in other databases.

JSTOR - A full-text retrospective database which includes a number of core scholarly journals in history, political science and other fields. The full-text of each journal starts with volume 1.

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World History Journals

World History Periodicals @ Foley

Books on World History

Browse the library catalog for books about:

History, Ancient
History, Modern
Iraq - History
Middle East--Foreign Relations--United States
Middle East--Politics and Government

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Websites on World History

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Historical Text Archives - http://historicaltextarchive.com/-- The HTA publishes high quality articles, books, essays, documents, historical photos and links, screened for content for a broad range of historical subjects.

National Archives and Records Administration - http://www.archives.gov/index.html - Comprehensive records relating to the history of the United States as a nation, including the most important documents of U.S. history, accessible with a searchable subject index.

Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers - Includes digital facsimile images of articles and full pages for hundreds of 19th century U.S. newspapers.  For each issue, the newspaper is captured from cover-to-cover, providing access to every article, advertisement and illustration.

Online Medieval & Classical Library - http://omacl.org/ -- The Online Medieval and Classical Library (OMACL) is a collection of some of the most important literary works of Classical and Medieval civilization

The Victorian Web - http://www.victorianweb.org/ -- A multi-disciplinary web site which includes overviews of Victorian history, philosophy, literature and visual arts.

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Additional Resources for World History

Library Research Guide to History. REF D16.F87

A Student's Guide to History. REF D16.F87

Timetables of History. REF D11.G78 1982

Statistical Yearbook. REF HG 6046 C57

World Almanac (1900-present). REF A67.N5.W7 Latest volume at Reference Desk

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World History Department at Gonzaga University

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