Tips
Encyclopedias are great for:
- choosing a topic
- quick self-education
- perspective on a topic
- variant spellings, vocabulary, terminology
- bibliography
Essentials
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Cambridge Histories OnlineProvides full text online access to the complete 300-plus volumes of Cambridge Histories reference series. Provides political, economic and social history, philosophy and literature of selected countries and subjects.
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Oxford Bibliographies OnlineDeveloped cooperatively with scholars and librarians worldwide, Oxford Bibliographies offers exclusive, authoritative research guides. Combining the best features of an annotated bibliography and a high-level encyclopedia, this cutting-edge resource guides researchers to the best available scholarship across a wide variety of subjects.
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Oxford Handbooks Online: Scholarly Research ReviewsThe complete texts of the Oxford handbooks in Archaeology, Business and Management, Classical Studies, Criminology and Criminal Justice, Economics and Finance, History, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, and Religion online.
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Oxford Very Short IntroductionsA variety of topics covered, many medieval studies-related
Specialized Encyclopedias
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The Oxford Handbook of the History of Nationalism
Publication Date: 2013Coverage of the history of nationalism in its different aspects - ideas, sentiments, politics. -
The Oxford Handbook of European Romanticism
Publication Date: 2016Focuses on the period beginning with the French Revolution and extending to the uprisings of 1848 across Europe. It brings together leading scholars in the field to examine the intellectual, literary, philosophical, and political elements of European Romanticism. -
A Companion to Europe, 1900 - 1945
Publication Date: 2007Provides an overview of current thinking on the period. Traces the great political, social and economic upheavals of the time. Illuminates perennial themes, as well as new areas of enquiry. Takes a pan-European approach, highlighting similarities and differences across nations and regions. -
The Oxford Handbook of European History 1914–1945
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The Oxford Handbook of Modern German History
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Democracy: A Very Short Introduction
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Fascism: a Very Short Introduction
Publication Date: 2014
