Research Guides: HIST 1142: World History: Background Material

Use these Reference Resources to locate background information on your country.

Countries and Their Cultures by Melvin Ember; Carol R. Ember
Call Number: eBook
Encyclopedia of World Cultures
Call Number: R 306.09 E56
Provides descriptions of all the cultures of each region of the world or of a representative sample of cultures for regions where full coverage is impossible, as well as accurate descriptions of cultures of the past.

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Reference eBooks on a variety of topics, including business, history, literature, medicine, social science, technology, and many more.
SAGE eReference
Collection of specialized encyclopedias in the social sciences, including communications, gender studies, social work, history, psychology, etc.