History 

Dictionary of American History (Full Text)
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Oxford Reference Online: History (Full Text)
Search and access the full text of a suite of Oxford reference books including The Oxford Companion to United States History, A Dictionary of World History, and many more.

Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History (Gale Virtual Reference Library) (Full Text)
Presents 1,000 entries, era overviews, event/movement profiles, biographies, business/industry profiled, geographic profiles, and more.

Encyclopedia of Modern Asia (Gale Virtual Reference Library) (Full Text)
Provides 3,000 articles on Modern Asia from a global perspective. Historical articles emphasize people, places, events, and developments that have had a lasting influence on Asia. Also covers Asian relations with Western nations, the relations between nations within Asia, and also the flow of people, goods, and ideas within Asia and globally.

Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa (Gale Virtual Reference Library) (Full Text)
With nearly 600 new entries and 1,000 updates, this second edition reflects the far-reaching changes the Middle East has undergone in recent years, making it more relevant and necessary than ever before. Covers the modern history of the Middle East and North Africa, with major sections on Colonialism and Imperialism, the World Wars, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the United Nations' involvement in the region. Each country in the region is reviewed, detailing its population, economy, and government.

Renaissance: An Encyclopedia for Students (Gale Virtual Reference Library) (Full Text)
This set has been prepared especially for nonspecialists, focusing on Renaissance-era topics most studied in high school world history, art, literature, economics, and science curriculum. Includes entries on a range of topics, including Florence, Galileo, heraldry, Medici family, opera, piracy, Shakespeare, Leonardo Da Vinci, and many others. Includes a master chronology with topical time-lines, a bibliography with age-appropriate further reading sources, and a comprehensive index.

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Full Text)
An illustrated collection of more than 50,000 specially written biographies of the men and women who shaped all aspects of Britain's past, from the fourth century BC to the year 2001.

St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture (Gale Virtual Reference Library) (Full Text)
Includes more than 2,700 signed essays ranging from 500 to 2,500 words, written by subject experts and edited to form a consistent, readable, and straightforward reference. Entries include subject-specific bibliographies and, where appropriate, photographs and textual cross-references to related essays.

Fashion, Costume, and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear through the Ages (Gale Virtual Reference Library) (Full Text)
Provides a broad overview of costume traditions of diverse cultures from prehistoric times to the present day. Examines more than 430 items of human decoration and adornment, ranging from togas to turbans, necklaces to tennis shoes. Explores how and why items were created, the people who made them, and their uses. This set shows how clothing, head-wear, body decorations, and footwear reflect the different cultural, religious, and societal beliefs.

Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security (Gale Virtual Reference Library) (Full Text)
Provides a comprehensive, subject specific guide to the history, uses, scientific principles, and technologies of espionage, intelligence, and security, with special emphasis placed on the current ethical, legal, and social issues surrounding this very topical subject.