When researching a new topic it is often necessary to get an overview, explanations of unfamiliar terms, or brief factual information. The print and electronic resources listed below include selected reference materials (dictionaries, encyclopaedias, and companions) for the French Revolution.
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The A to Z of the French Revolution
[HIL-REF DC147 .H36 2007]
Hanson (history, Butler U., Indiana) cites people, laws and decrees, committees and other organizations and agencies, battles and other events, places, ideas, and other aspects of the revolution that revolutionized revolution. The cross-referencing is extensive, but there is no index. He includes a chronology from 1786 to 1799, a bibliography arranged topically, and an introduction placing the revolution in historical context. The 2004 cloth edition was titled Historical Dictionary of the French Revolution. Annotation #169;2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.
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A Critical Dictionary of the French Revolution
[HIL-REF DC148 .D5313 1989]
A collection of essays by a wide range of international scholars covering virtually every aspect of the French Revolution. Consists of ninety-nine entries organized alphabetically by key words and themes under five major headings: events ; actors (individuals, groups) ; institutions ; ideas ; historians and commentators.
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A Companion to the French Revolution
see also HIL-STACKS DC147.8 .C75 2013A Companion to the French Revolution' comprises twenty-nine newly-written essays reassessing the origins, development, and impact of this great turning-point in modern history. This book examines the origins, development and impact of the French Revolution; Features original contributions from leading historians, including six essays translated from French; Presents a wide-ranging overview of current historical debates on the revolution and future directions in scholarship; and gives equally thorough treatment to both causes and outcomes of the French Revolution.
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Historical Dictionary of the French Revolution
"This second edition of Historical Dictionary of the French Revolution covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 400 cross-referenced entries on the causes and origins; the roles of significant persons; crucial events and turning points; important institutions and organizations; and the economic, social, and intellectual factors involved in the event that gave birth to the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about this period."--Publisher's description
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The Cambridge History of Eighteenth-Century Political Thought (The Cambridge History of Political Thought)
Written by a distinguished team of international contributors, this text provides a comprehensive overview of the development of western political thought during the European enlightenment.
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The Blackwell Companion to Social Movements
This title is part of the Wiley/Blackwell Reference Online e-book collection available through the Wiley Online Library.
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A Companion to Eighteenth-Century Europe
This title is part of the Wiley/Blackwell Reference Online e-book collection available through the Wiley Online Library.
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A Companion to Nineteenth-Century Europe
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Guide to French Literature : 1789 to the Present
[HIL-REF PQ146 .L48 1992]
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Guide to French Literature : Beginnings to 1789
[HIL-REF PQ146 .L46 1994]
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International historical statistics
[HIL-REF HA155 .M575 2003 vols. 1-3]
This three-volume set of international historical statistics allows the full breadth of statistical analysis and comparisons across both time and across the world.
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Oxford bibliographies. Atlantic History
Atlantic history is a fast developing field of historical inquiry that operates upon new assumptions about how to understand the nature of interactions between peoples and cultures in the Atlantic World, encompassing the continents of Africa, Europe, North America and South America and many islands, from the Canary Islands near Africa to the Caribbean Islands and to Bermuda in the North Atlantic, during the period between Columbus' voyages to the New World in the late fifteenth century and the end of slavery in the Americas in the late nineteenth century. This reference tool of articles with annotated bibliographies of peer-reviewed sources has been created to help students and scholars find, negotiate, and assess the large amount of information readily available to them.
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Oxford handbook of the Atlantic world, c.1450-c.1850
[HIL-REF D210 .O94 2011]
The essays in this volume provide a comprehensive overview of Atlantic history from c.1450 to c.1850, offering a wide-ranging and authoritative account of the movement of people, plants, pathogens, products, and cultural practices-to mention some of the key agents{u2014}around and within the Atlantic basin. As a result of these movements, new peoples, economies, societies, polities, and cultures arose in the lands.
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Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History, The
International in scope and spanning all time periods of human history, The Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History includes 900 original articles by noted scholars from more than thirty-five countries. Articles range from 500-word entries on inventors, theoreticians, and industry leaders to overarching, 8,000-word essays on markets, industries, and labor.
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Women and war : a historical encyclopedia from antiquity to the present
[HIL-REF U24 .W69 2006]
Cook (history, Loyola U., New Orleans) compiles a two-volume encyclopedia for a general audience that considers women's experiences with war--in battle, medical, manufacturing, and administrative roles, and as victims. The entries cover people and events from antiquity to the present, all aspects of war, and places in all parts of the world, from Afghanistan to Yugoslavia. Some entries are topical (e.g. on rape); others are biographical profiles of journalists, government figures, military leaders, Nobel Peace Prize winners, peace activists, photographers, spies, terrorists, writers, and even a few entertainers.
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Women and Political Participation: a Reference Handbook
[HIL-REF HQ1236.5 .U6 B875 2004]
Women and Political Participation examines the involvement of women in American politics, concentrating mainly on their participation since the birth of the second women's movement in the late 1960s. From the creation of grassroots and national organizations to voting and running for office, this thought-provoking volume explores the diverse ways in which women have affected change and achieved greater representation in political leadership.
Detailed discussions of key documents like the Declaration of Sentiments and the Equal Rights Amendment political action committees such as EMILY's List, which supports pro-choice Democratic female candidates Margaret Sanger, Betty Friedan, and other activists and groups like the League of Women Voters reveal the complexities of women's efforts to gain equality and identify the barriers that remain today.
