Library Guides: History & Humanities: World History

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Historical Abstracts with Full Text

Covers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present and includes scholarship in archaeology, anthropology, sociology, world history, military history, women's history.
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Humanities International Complete

Full-text content covering all aspects of humanities including articles, interviews, book reviews, reviews of ballets, dance programs, motion pictures, musicals, operas, plays, etc.
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European Views of the Americas: 1493-1750

A comprehensive archive about the Americas written in Europe before 1750; covers topics such as Native Americans, Jesuits in America, pirates, slave trade, discoveries, commerce.
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ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global

Provides indexing for millions of dissertations, with the full-text available for immediate free download and many available for purchase in print; the official digital dissertation archive for the Library of Congress.
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How to Find Articles

You can find articles on history by searching one or more of the history databases from the library Database List, or by searching EagleSearch.

Library Database List (History and Humanities databases)

EagleSearch

EBSCO's discovery service (EDS) is called EagleSearch at ORU. This interface provides access to the majority of ORU resources through a single entry point.
Quick overview of EBSCO's Discovery Service (EDS)

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Reference Books & Ebooks

Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History
Call Number: D23 .B45 2005 Reference

ISBN: 0974309109

Publication Date: 2005
The Encyclopedia of World History
Call Number: Ebook

ISBN: 9780395652374

Publication Date: 2001
Encyclopedia of European Social History
Call Number: Ebook

ISBN: 0684805820

Publication Date: 2000

World History: A Comprehensive Reference Set
Concise Atlas of World History
Ebook

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Allows the user to trace the developments in one region of the world through time, or compare the nature of different civilisations in any given period. Each map is accompanied by an informative essay on the region and period.

Encyclopedia of the Ancient World
Call Number: CB311 .E536 2000 Reference

ISBN: 9781579582814

Publication Date: 2000

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