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The Historical Stage

American Eras: Detroit, Gale, 1997. 8 vols. Rutgers-restricted Access

Encyclopedia of the Great Depression: Robert S. McElvaine, ed. New York, Macmillan Reference USA, 2004. 2 vols. Rutgers-restricted Access

Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War: A Political, Social, and Military History: Spencer C. Tucker, editor. Santa Barbara, Calif., ABC-CLIO, 1998.; More than 900 signed entries, most with brief bibliographies. Considers all aspects of the war in historical context, including Vietnam-related literature and film. Extensive collection of historical documents (1920-1995). Rutgers-restricted Access

Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History: New York, Macmillan, 1996. 5 vols plus Supplement (2001).
Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History: The Black Experience in the Americas: 2nd edition. Detroit, Macmillan, 2006. 6 vols.; Signed entries covering all aspects of African-American history and life. While the 2d edition expands the scope of the work beyond North America, it has only a little more than half of the number of entries found in the first edition. Many of the U.S.-centered articles (for example, entries on states and major cities) are not available in the 2d edition. About half of the articles that appear in both have been updated in the 2d edition. Bibliographic references. Together, a good starting point for research.; Dana Call Number: Ref. E185 .E54 1996.; Dana Call Number: Ref. E185 .E54 2006. Rutgers-restricted Access

Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy: Studies of the Principal Movements and Ideas: Editors, Alexander DeConde et. al. 2d edition. New York, Scribner, 2002. 3 vols.
121 in-depth scholarly essays on the concepts, themes, movements, and distinctive policies found in the history of American foreign relations. Rutgers-restricted Access

Encyclopedia of U.S. Foreign Relations: New York : Oxford University Press, 1997. 4 vols.
1,024 scholarly entries relating to the political, economic, military, and cultural interactions of the U.S. government and the American people with other nations and peoples. Most entries include bibliography. Available?

History in Dispute

"Addresses heavily debated questions by offering different critical perspectives on major historical events, drawn from all time periods and from all parts of the globe." Thematic volumes include:

Volume 1: The Cold War: First Series

Volume 2: American Social and Political Movements - 1945-2000: Pursuit of Liberty

Volume 3: American Social and Political Movements - 1900-1945: Pursuit of Progress

Volume 4: World War II - 1939-1943

Volume 5: World War II - 1943-1945

Volume 6: The Cold War: Second Series

Volume 7: Water and the Environment Since 1945: Global Perspectives

Volume 8: World War I: First Series

Volume 9: World War I: Second Series

Volume 10: The Crusades - 1095-1291

Volume 11: The Holocaust - 1933-1945

Volume 12: The American Revolution - 1763-1789