Research Guides: Worlds of History (HIST 1062): Post World War II: Start Your Research Here

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Cambridge Dictionary of Christian Theology

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Columbia Guide to the Vietnam War

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Columbia History of American Television

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Daring to Struggle, Failing to Win: The Red Army Faction’s 1977 Campaign of Desperation

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Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present

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France and 1848: The End of Monarchy

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Milestone Documents in World History: Exploring the Primary Sources That Shaped the World

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Prague Spring and the Warsaw Pact Invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968

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Princeton Encyclopedia of Islamic Political Thought

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Secularism and State Policies Toward Religion: The United States, France, and Turkey

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Recommended Online Reference Databases

The following databases provide access to online encyclopedias covering multidisciplinary topics. Remember, these subject encyclopedias are great sources of background information on countless topics.

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Biography Reference Bank (H.W. Wilson) (EBSCOhost) (VALE) Features biographical profiles, as well as obituaries, magazine articles, images, and even performance reviews.
CQ Press Library (Congressional Quarterly) Provides simultaneous searching of all Congressional Quarterly Press online collections, featuring resources in the fields of government, politics, and public affairs. Includes access to many resources of the U.S. government.
Facts on File Online Databases (now Infobase Learning) Offers a menu of all of the Facts on File (now Infobase Learning) reference and news databases, with options for searching simultaneously in several databases.
Gale eBooks (Gale Cengage Learning) A comprehensive collection of reference resources such as subject-focused encyclopedias and dictionaries, available in a single database.
Oxford Music Online (Oxford University Press) (VALE) Key reference for music; offers biographies of composers and performing artists as well as subject entries on works, genres, instruments, and so on; includes Grove Music Online, The Oxford Dictionary of Music, and The Oxford Companion to Music. NOTE: Permits only five simultaneous users.
SAGE Knowledge Provides reference resources such as subject-focused dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other reference materials published by SAGE.
World Constitutions Illustrated (HeinOnline) Features the current constitution of every country in the world, with text provided in its original language(s) and in English translation. Also provides "more than 800 classic books on constitutions, constitutional history and jurisprudence, and political and economic history."

Recommended Multimedia Databases

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Films on Demand (Infobase Learning) Films on Demand provides access to "video and multimedia for academic, vocational and life-skills content." Click "Collections" to access videos in various subject areas, such as Art & Architecture, Allied Health, Biology, Business & Economics, Criminal Justice & Law, Drama & Theatre, Education, English, Gender & Sexuality, Guidance & Counseling, Health & Medicine, History, Psychology, and more. The platform also offers Archival Films & Newsreels.

Additional Resources

Kean University History Department The department webpage provides two sections offering tips for writing papers and citing sources: * Click "Student Resources," then scroll down and click "Research and Writing." * Click "History 1062," click "Student Resources" (on the left-hand side of page), then click "Writing Student Papers."
Kean University, Department of History: Worlds of History (HIST 1062)
Kean University, Department of History: Student Resources – Research and Writing
Kean University, Department of History: Student Resources – Writing Student Papers
Why and How to Create a Useful Outline, Purdue Online Writing Lab

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