History: All Sections

Reference Library

Comprehensive historical guides to more than 20 broad subject areas. Each guide features three volumes covering major events, prominent figures, and primary source material. In total, a complete reference library for the time period covered.

Fact Finder

Covering major historical eras, from the prehistoric period into the new millennium, the History Fact Finder contains 750 of the most commonly asked questions and answers concerning the people and events that have shaped world and U.S. history.

Salem on History

Salem on History comprises more than 25 volumes of outstanding essays on all aspects of history.

American Decades

The decades of 20th-century American life – the most diverse and dramatic intervals in the history of humankind – have been singled out for individual coverage in this landmark series.

Famous Quotes

More than 65,000 famous quotes throughout history, cross-indexed by author and category.

Myths and Legends

Myths and Legends of the World is a four-volume reference work that features a comprehensive collection of myths from ancient, medieval, and modern cultures. In addition to entries recounting specific legends, overview articles such as African Mythology and Greek Mythology introduce students to the traditions of a particular culture.

Encyclopedia of Food and Culture

The Encyclopedia of Food and Culture is all about food: a single authoritative source about the most essential element of daily life. Here you will find articles by food historians, anthropologists, chefs and bakers, nutritionists and dieticians, farmers, agronomists and horticulturists, food stylists, and specialists in the culinary arts.

Chronology

A comprehensive chronology of historical developments beginning in prehistory. This venerable reference first appeared 25 years ago, and has been updated for internet users by its original creator.

American History Through Literature

Focusing on the period between 1820-1870, this new volume traces the growth and development of an American literary culture in the content of the period's tumultous historical events.

Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity

This comprehensive set is designed to offer the reader information about the barbarous acts that humans have perpetrated against each other throughout history, but also at the many and sometimes heroic efforts that have been made to understand, prevent, combat, and respond to such acts.

Terrorism: Primary Sources

A new volume containing more than 150 primary source documents providing insight into the scale and complexities of terrorism across a sweeping landscape of time, geography, act, and motive.

The Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization

The Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization provides an authoritative survey of the Greek and Roman worlds in all their aspects. Drawing on the latest edition of the higly praised Oxford Classical Dictionary, the Companion offers articles on diverse fields such as, history and politics; ethics and morals; law and punishment; social and family life; language, literature, and art; religion and mythology; technology, science, and medicine.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology

Containing over 4,000 entries, this comprehensive dictionary covers the essential vocabulary for archaeological work, including principles, theories, techniques, artefacts, materials, people, places, monuments, equipment, and descriptive terms. The dictionary focuses especially on Europe, the Old World, and the Americas, and covers legislation relating to the United Kingdom and the USA.

The Oxford Companion to American Military History

The Oxford Companion to American Military History boasts over 1000 entries written by some 500 distinguished contributors. Readers will find Stephen E. Ambrose writing on the D-Day landing, James M. McPherson on the battle of Antietam, John Keegan on the changing experience of combat, Jean Bethke Elshtain on Jane Addams, Mark A. Noll on religion and war, and Robert M. Utley on Sitting Bull.

Oxford Dictionary of World Mythology

Written by a leading scholar of ancient civilizations, A Dictionary of World Mythology presents the powerful gods of Greece, Rome, and Scandinavia, the more mystical deities of Buddhist and Hindu India, and the stern spirits of the African and American continents.

Oxford Dictionary of World History

This wide-ranging dictionary contains a wealth of information on all aspects of history, from prehistory right up to the present day. It includes biographies of key figures in world history, historical summaries for each country, and entries on religious and political movements, international organizations, and key battles and places.