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Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History
REF 305.4203 Ox25
Women in World History
REF 305.4203 W842
Great Lives from History. The Ancient World, Prehistory-476 C.E.
REF 920.03 G798 and online
Current Biography Yearbook
REF 920 C936b
Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History
(click to access the encyclopedia online)
"An integrated view of the history of our global community from a 21st-century perspective,
with a focus on environmental and social issues"
Full-text entries from over 900 published reference books.
Also see reference sources on these other guides: Women's history and World history
Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women
REF 305.403 (4 volumes)
Historical Dictionary of Women in Sub-Saharan Africa
REF 305.4096703 Sh434h
Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History
REF 305.4203 (4 volumes)
Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures
REF 305.4869703 (3 volumes)
Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
Country Pages or Fact Sheets or Policy Issues
on individual countries, featuring U.S. relations with the country, from the U.S. Department of State
The United States Institute of Peace posts information on the countries where it currently works.
Cassell's Peoples, Nations and Cultures
Full text of this "historical guide to some of the world's peoples, from the earliest times to the present."
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Book of Peoples of the World: A Guide to Cultures
REF 305.8 B6445
Native Peoples of the World
REF 305.8003 N21
Country Studies from the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress
Europa World Yearbook
Offers an in-depth assessment of a country's recent political history and relations with other countries
REF 341.184 Eu74
Financial Times World Desk Reference
Maps, charts and diagrams, and facts and statistics on the world's nations. Ebook from DK.
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Geography of the World
Full text of this DK reference book
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Statesman's Yearbook
Annual publication with detailed information on government and economy of each country.
REF 310 St29
Multi-volume, featured sources
Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African-American Experience
REF 960.03 Af839 (5 volumes)
Encyclopedia of African History
REF 960.03 En193 (3 volumes) (also online)
UNESCO General History of Africa
REF 960 G286 (8 volumes)
1. Methodology and African prehistory
2. Ancient civilizations of Africa
3. Africa from the seventh to the eleventh century
4. Africa from the twelfth to the sixteenth century
5. Africa from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century
6. Africa in the nineteenth century until the 1880s
7. Africa under colonial domination 1880-1935
8. Africa since 1935.
Encyclopedia of Precolonial Africa
REF 960.2 En19
African Folklore: An Encyclopedia
REF 398.09603 Af836a
Encyclopedia of Society and Culture in the Ancient World
REF 930.03 En19
Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East & North Africa
REF 956.003 En197
Reference Guide to Africa: A Bibliography of Sources
REF 960.016 R259
Encyclopedia of South Africa
REF 968.003 En19
The Cultural Orientation Resource Center offers Culture Profiles for some refugee groups in the U.S., including: Somalis, Sudanese, Liberians, Eritreans, Kunama, Burundians, Tutsis.