Synopses & Reviews
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Features:
- 700+entries for reference works plus mentions of over 400 other titles or works
- Detailed indexes allows for effective searches of more obscure topics
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Reference Sources in History catalogs atlases, encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, sourcebooks, bibliographies, and chronologies and makes sense of it all. Its broad scope and systematic organization make it an accessible, reliable resource for experienced and inexperienced researchers alike.
Fully annotated and updated, the new edition summarizes hundreds of reference works on every conceivable subject in history--from ancient to modern, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. This edition also reflects the dramatic impact of the digital revolution on historical research by integrating a wide range of Internet and CD-ROM sources. Reference Sources in History is a time-saving alternative to searching the reference stacks or getting lost in an online thicket of dubious historical websites.
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Fully annotated and completely updated--the most comprehensive guide to reference books in the field of history.
Reference Sources in History catalogs atlases, encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, sourcebooks, bibliographies, and chronologies and makes sense of it all. Its broad scope and systematic organization make it an accessible, reliable resource for experienced and inexperienced researchers alike.
Fully annotated and updated, the new edition summarizes hundreds of reference works on every conceivable subject in history--from ancient to modern, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. This edition also reflects the dramatic impact of the digital revolution on historical research by integrating a wide range of Internet and CD-ROM sources. Reference Sources in History is a time-saving alternative to searching the reference stacks or getting lost in an online thicket of dubious historical websites.
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A paper on Nat Turner. A research project on the Inca. A test on Japanese history. The latest edition of ABC-CLIO's exhaustive Reference Sources in History offers the answers. The latest edition of Reference Sources in History catalogs atlases, encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, sourcebooks, bibliographies, and chronologies and makes sense of it all for the librarian, the professor, and the student. Fully annotated and fully updated, it summarizes the content of thousands of reference works on every conceivable subject in history--from ancient to modern, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. Reference Sources in History offers both a timesaving alternative to searching the reference stacks and a reliable alternative to surfing an Internet full of dubious historical websites.