Reference Collections
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Cambridge Histories Online This link opens in a new windowReference resource covering fifteen subject areas across the humanities and social sciences, with a concentration on political and cultural history, literature, philosophy, religious studies, music and the arts.
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Blackwell Reference Online Collection This link opens in a new windowA collection of full-text reference books in the humanities and social sciences. Pertinent titles include:
*Companion to Early 20th C. Britain
*Companion to Postcolonial Studies
*Companion to International History 1900-2001
Reference Books
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The Routledge Dictionary of Modern British HistoryCovers Britain in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Bibliographies & Other Tools
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Reader's Guide to British HistoryA guide to the best secondary literature on all constituent parts of the British Isles. Each topical entry lists secondary works; the entry then discusses each of these works in relations to one another and in historiographical context.
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Measuring WorthTools to aid in comparing the worth of wages, goods, etc., for the US since 1774, the UK since 1270, and Australia since 1828. Excellent essays and examples.
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A Dictionary of British Place-NamesTraces the development of 17,000 place-names from earliest times to the present day.