Bibliography of encyclopedias: history
This is a list of encyclopedias and encyclopedic/biographical dictionaries published on the subject of history and historians in any language. Entries are in the English language except where noted.
General history
- American Association for State and Local History. Directory of historical organizations in the United States and Canada. AASLH Press, 1990–. ISSN 1045-456X.[1]
- Bagnall, Roger S.; Brodersen, Kai; Champion, Craige B.; Erskine, Andrew, Huebner, Sabine R. (2012): The Encyclopedia of Ancient History, Wiley, 13 vols, 7,800 pages. ISBN 9781405179355. Subscription-based online access available.[2]
- Behnen, Michael, ed. (2002): Lexikon der deutschen Geschichte 1945–1990. Ereignisse – Institutionen – Personen im geteilten Deutschland. Kröner, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 9783520834010. (in German)
- Burnett, Thom. Conspiracy Encyclopedia: The Encyclopedia of Conspiracy Theories
- Carruth, Gordon. Encyclopedia of World Facts and Dates. HarperCollins, 1993.[2][3]
- DeFronzo, James V. Revolutionary movements in world history: From 1750 to the present. ABC-CLIO, 2006. ISBN 1851097937.[2]
- dtv (2002): Lexikon des Mittelalters, Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, 9 vols, paperback, 9,900 pages. ISBN 978-3423590570. Online edition (2009) available from Brepolis, ISBN 978-2-503-52415-3. (in German)
- Evans, Barbara Jean. A to zax: a comprehensive dictionary for genealogists & historians. Hearthside Press, 1995. ISBN 0945231024.[1]
- Feather, John. Dictionary of Book History. Oxford University Press, 1987.[4]
- Fondation DHS, ed. (2011) Dictionnaire Historique de la Suisse (Historical Dictionary of Switzerland), Editions Gilles Attinger, Hauterive, ISBN 2-88256-133-4. (in French) Also published in German as Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz, Schwabe AG, Basel, ISBN 3-7965-1900-8 (in German) and Italian as Dizionario storico della Svizzera, Armando Dadò editore, Locarno, ISBN 88-8281-100-X. (in Italian). The work currently consists of 10 volumes (A-Sa) in each language and is expected to be completed in 2014 with the 13th volume. Free searchable online access is available.
- Geiss, Dieter, contrib. (2008): Der Grosse Ploetz, 35th edition, Verlag Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2,128 pages. ISBN 978-3-525-32008-2.
- Haydn, Joseph, Benjamin Vincent. Haydn's dictionary of dates and universal information relating to all ages and nations. Scholarly Press, 1968.[2]
- International Committee of Historical Sciences. International bibliography of historical sciences: Internationale Bibliographie der Geschichtswissenschaften. Librairie Armand Colin. ISSN 0074-2015.[2]
- Johnson, David E. From day to day: A calendar of notable birthdays and events. Scarecrow Press, 2001. ISBN 081083944X.[2]
- Kirby, D.P. (3 June 1997). A Biographical Dictionary of Dark Age Britain. Psychology Press. ISBN 978-1-85264-047-7.
- Kohn, George Childs, Leonard Latkovski, Jr. Dictionary of historic documents. Facts on File, 2003. ISBN 0816047723.[2]
- Kuhlman, Erika A. A to Z of women in world history. Facts on File, 2002. ISBN 0816043345.[2][5]
- Langer, William L. An Encyclopedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern, Chronologically Arranged. 5th ed., Houghton Mifflin, 1972.[3]
- Lenman, Bruce, Hilary Marsden. Chambers dictionary of world history. Chambers, 2005. ISBN 0550100946.[2]
- MacCusker, John J. History of world trade since 1450. Macmillan Reference USA, 2006. ISBN 9780028658407.[2]
- Peregrine, Peter N., Melvin Ember, Human Relations Area Files, Inc. Encyclopedia of prehistory. Kluwer Academic/Plenum, 2001–2002. ISBN 0306462648.[6]
- Ritter, Harry. Dictionary of concepts in history. Greenwood Press, 1986. ISBN 0313227004.[2]
- Shillington, Kevin (2004). Encyclopedia of African History. Routledge. 3 vols. 1,912 pages. ISBN 978-1-57958-245-6.
- Stearns, Peter N. (2001): The Encyclopedia of World History, 6th edition, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1,243 pages. With searchable CD. ISBN 9780395652374.
- Strayer, Joseph, ed. (1989). Dictionary of the Middle Ages. Charles Scribner's Sons. ISBN 0-684-19073-7. Jordan, William Chester, ed. (2003). Dictionary of the Middle Ages: Supplement 1. Charles Scribner's Sons. ISBN 0-684-80642-8
- Taddey, Gerhard, ed. (1998): Lexikon der deutschen Geschichte. Ereignisse, Institutionen, Personen. Von den Anfängen bis zur Kapitulation 1945., 3rd edition, Kröner, Stuttgart, 1,410 pages. ISBN 3-520-81303-3.
- Wetterau, Bruce. Macmillan Concise Dictionary of World History. Macmillan, 1983.[3]
- Williams, Henry Smith (1905), The Historians' History of the World, New York, The Outlook Company.
Chronologies
- Asimov's Chronology of the World. HarperCollins, 1991.[7]
- Grun, Bernard. Timetables of History. 3rd ed, Simon & Schuster, 1991.[7]
- Murray, Tim. Milestones in archaeology: A chronological encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO, 2007. ISBN 9781576071861.[6]
- New York Public Library Book of Chronologies. Prentice Hall, 1990.[7]
- Trager, James. The People's Chronology: A Year-by-Year Record of Human Events from Prehistory to the Present. Rev. ed., Holt, 1992.[7]
Exploration and discovery
- Bohlander, Richard. World Explorers and Discoverers. Macmillan, 1992.[8]
- Delpar, Helen. The Discoverers: An Encyclopedia of Explorers and Exploration. McGraw-Hill, 1980.[8]
- Holland, Clive. Arctic exploration and development, c. 500 B.C. to 1915: An encyclopedia. Garland Publ., 1994. ISBN 0824076486.[9]
- The Marshall Cavendish Illustrated Encyclopedia of Discovery and Exploration. Marshall Cavendish, 1991.[8]
Historians
- Boyd, Kelly. Encyclopedia of historians and historical writing. Fitzroy Dearborn, 1999. ISBN 1884964338.[2][5]
- Cannon, John Ashton. The Blackwell dictionary of historians. Blackwell Reference, 1988. ISBN 063114708X.[2][5]
- Jenkins, Ellen J. Eighteenth-Century British Historians. Thomson Gale, 2007. ISBN 9780787681548.[10]
- Wilson, Clyde Norman. American historians, 1607–1865. Gale Research, 1984. ISBN 0810317087.[5][11]
Historiography
- Boia, Lucian, Ellen Nore, Keith Hitchins International Committee of Historical Sciences. Great historians from antiquity to 1800: An international dictionary. Greenwood Press, 1989. ISBN 0313245177.[2]
- Woolf, D. R., Kathryn M. Brammall, Greg Bak. A global encyclopedia of historical writing. Garland, 1998. ISBN 0815315147.[2]
History by era
Ancient history
- Bhattacharyya, Narendra Nath. The Geographical dictionary: Ancient and early medieval India. Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers, 1991. ISBN 8121500788.[12]
- Leroi-Gourham, André, José Garanger, Dominique Baffier. Dictionnaire de la préhistoire. Presses universitaires de France, 1988. ISBN 2130414591. (French) [2]
- Salisbury, Joyce E., Mary Lefkowitz. Encyclopedia of women in the ancient world. ABC-CLIO, 2001. ISBN 1576070921.[2]
Classical era
- Avi-Yonah, Michael, Israel Shatzman, F. W. Walbank.Illustrated encyclopaedia of the classical world. Sampson Low, 1976. ISBN 0562000372.[2]
- Cancik, Hubert, Helmuth Schneider, Christine F. Salazar, David E. Orton. Brill's New Pauly: Encyclopaedia of the ancient world. Brill, 2002–. ISBN 9004122591.[2]
- Daremberg, Charles Victor. Dictionnaire des antiquités grecques et romaines, d'après les textes et les monuments. Hachette, 1877–1919. (French).[2]
- De Grummond, Nancy Thomson. An encyclopedia of the history of classical archaeology. Greenwood Press, 1996. ISBN 0313220662.[2]
- Grant, Michael, Rachel Kitzinger. Civilization of the ancient Mediterranean: Greece and Rome. Scribner's, 1988. ISBN 0684175940.[2]
- Hazel, John. Who's who in the Greek world. Routledge, 2000. ISBN 0415124972.[2]
- Hazel, John. Who's who in the Roman world. Routledge. ISBN 0415224101.[2]
- Hornblower, Simon, Antony Spawforth. The Oxford classical dictionary. Oxford University Press, 2003. ISBN 0198606419.[2]
- Hornblower, Simon, Antony Spawforth. The Oxford companion to classical civilization. Oxford University Press, 1998. ISBN 0198601654.[2]
- Pauly, August Friedrich von. Paulys real-encyclopadie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft. Supplement: Neue Bearbeitung unter Mitwirkung zahlreicher Fachgenossen. J. B. Metzler, 1903–1978.[2]
- Paulys real-encyclopadie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft: neue Bearbeitung unter Mitwirkung zahlreicher Fachgenossen. J.B. Metzler, 1894–1972. (German)[2]
- Salisbury, Joyce E., Mary Lefkowitz. Encyclopedia of women in the ancient world. ABC-CLIO, 2001. ISBN 1576070921.[2]
- Shipley, Graham. The Cambridge dictionary of classical civilization. Cambridge University Press, 2006. ISBN 0521483131.[2]
- Speake, Graham. Encyclopedia of Greece and the Hellenic tradition. Fitzroy Dearborn, 2000.[2]
Middle Ages
- Bhattacharyya, Narendra Nath. The Geographical dictionary: Ancient and early medieval India. Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers, 1991. ISBN 8121500788.[12]
- Broughton, Bradford B., Megan Broughton Blumbergs. Dictionary of medieval knighthood and chivalry. Greenwood Press, 1986. ISBN 0313245525.[2]
- Chevalier, Ulysse. Répertoire des sources historiques du moyen âge. A. Picard, 1905–1907.[5]
- Crabtree, Pam J. Medieval archaeology: An encyclopedia. Garland, 2001. ISBN 0815312865.[2]
- Dahmus, Joseph. Dictionary of Medieval Civilization. Macmillan, 1984.[13]
- Fritze, Ronald H., William B. Robison. Historical dictionary of late medieval England, 1272–1485. Greenwood Press, c2002. ISBN 0313291241.[10]
- Gerli, E. Michael, Samuel G. Armistead. Medieval Iberia: An encyclopedia. Routledge, 2003. ISBN 0415939186.[10]
- International encyclopaedia for the Middle Ages (IEMA): A supplement to LexMA-online. Brepols. Available online here.[2]
- Jeep, John M. Medieval Germany: An encyclopedia. Garland, 2001. ISBN 0824076443.[10]
- Johnson, Ruth A. All things medieval: an encyclopedia of the medieval world. Greenwood, 2011. ISBN 9780313364624.[2]
- Jordan, William C. Dictionary of the Middle Ages. Charles Scribner's Sons, 2004–. ISBN 0684806428.[2]
- Kazhdan, Alexander B. The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium. Oxford University Press, 1991. ISBN 014051323X.[2][14][15]
- Khan, Iqtidar Alam. Historical dictionary of medieval India. Scarecrow Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-8108-5503-8.[12]
- Langer, Lawrence N. Historical dictionary of medieval Russia. Scarecrow Press, 2002. ISBN 0810840804.[10]
- Lexikon des Mittelalters online (LexMA). Brepols. Available online here. (German).[2]
- Loyn, H. R. Middle Ages: A Concise Encyclopedia. Thames & Hudson, 1989.[2][13]
- Meri, Josef W., Jere L. Bacharach. Medieval Islamic civilization: An encyclopedia. Routledge, 2006. ISBN 0415966914.[12]
- Meyer, Otto, Renate Klauser. Clavis mediaevalis: Kleines Wörterbuch der Mittelalterforschung. O. Harrassowitz, 1962. (German).[2]
- Murray, Alan V. The Crusades: An encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO, 2006. ISBN 1576078620.[2]
- Nicol, Donald MacGillivray. A biographical dictionary of the Byzantine Empire. Seaby, 1991. ISBN 1852640480.[2]
- ORB: The online reference book for medieval studies. Kathryn Talarico College of Staten Island, City University of New York. Available online here.[2]
- Pulsiano, Phillip, Kirsten Wolf, Paul Acker. Medieval Scandinavia: An encyclopedia. Garland, 1993. ISBN 0824047877.[10]
- Rosser, John H. Historical dictionary of Byzantium. Scarecrow Press, 2001. ISBN 0810839792.[2]
- Roth, Norman. Medieval Jewish civilization: An encyclopedia. Routledge, 2003. ISBN 0415937124.[2]
- Slack, Corliss Konwiser. Historical dictionary of the crusades. Scarecrow Press, 2003. ISBN 0810848554.[2]
- Snodgrass, Mary Ellen, Linda Campbell Franklin. Who's who in the Middle Ages. McFarland, 2001. ISBN 0786407743.[5]
- Strayer, Joseph R. Dictionary of the Middle Ages. Scribner's, 1982–1989.[2][13]
- Vauchez, André, R. B. Dobson, Michael Lapidge. Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages. Editions du Cerf; Fitzroy Dearborn; Città nuova, 2000. ISBN 1579582826.[2]
- Xiong, Victor Cunrui. Historical dictionary of medieval China. Scarecrow Press, 2009. ISBN 9780810860537.[12]
Renaissance
- Bergin, Thomas G. and Jennifer Speake. Encyclopedia of the Renaissance. Facts on File, 1987.[3]
- Bergin, Thomas Goddard, Jennifer Speake. Encyclopedia of the Renaissance and the Reformation. Facts on File, 2004. ISBN 0816054517.[2]
- Bietenholz, Peter G., Thomas B. Deutscher. Contemporaries of Erasmus: a biographical register of the Renaissance and Reformation. University of Toronto Press, 1985–1987. ISBN 0802025072.[5]
- Campbell, Gordon. The Oxford dictionary of the Renaissance. Oxford University Press, 2003. ISBN 0198601751.[2]
- Grendler, Paul F., Renaissance Society of America. Encyclopedia of the Renaissance. Scribner's in association with the Renaissance Society of America, 1999. ISBN 0684805146.[2]
- Nauert, Charles Garfield. Historical dictionary of the Renaissance. Scarecrow Press, 2004. ISBN 0810848678.[2]
- Robin, Diana Maury, Anne R. Larsen, Carole Levin. Encyclopedia of women in the Renaissance: Italy, France, and England. ABC-CLIO, 2007. ISBN 1851097724.[5]
Reformation
- Bergin, Thomas Goddard, Jennifer Speake. Encyclopedia of the Renaissance and the Reformation. Facts on File, 2004. ISBN 0816054517.[2]
- Bietenholz, Peter G., Thomas B. Deutscher. Contemporaries of Erasmus: a biographical register of the Renaissance and Reformation. University of Toronto Press, 1985–1987. ISBN 0802025072.[5]
20th Century
- Brownstone, David and Irene Franck. Dictionary of 20th Century History. Prentice Hall, 1990.[3]
- Burnett, Thom. Conspiracy Encyclopedia: The Encyclopedia of Conspiracy Theories
- Drexel, John. The Facts on File Encyclopedia of the 20th Century. Facts on File, 1991.[3]
- Palmowski, Jan. A dictionary of contemporary world history: From 1900 to the present day. Oxford University Press, 2003. ISBN 019860484X.[2]
- Pons, Silvio, Robert Service, Mark Epstein, Charles Townsend. A dictionary of 20th-century communism. Princeton University Press, 2010. ISBN 9780691135854.[2]
- Sader, Emir. Latinoamericana: Enciclopedia contemporanea da America Latina e do Caribe. Laboratorio de Politicas Publicas; Boitempo Editorial, [2006?]. ISBN 8575590847.[11]
- Teed, Peter. Dictionary of Twentieth-Century History. Oxford University Press, 1992.[3]
- Tucker, Spencer. Encyclopedia of the Cold War: A political, social, and military history. ABC-CLIO, 2007. ISBN 978-1-85109-701-2.[2]
- Yust, Walter. 10 eventful years: A record of events of the years preceding, including and following World War II, 1937 through 1946. Encyclopædia Britannica, [1947].[2]
- Zeleza, Tiyambe, Dickson Eyoh. Encyclopedia of twentieth-century African history. Routledge, 2003. ISBN 0415234794.[16]
Holocaust
- Epstein, Eric Joseph, Philip Rosen, Henry R. Huttenbach. Dictionary of the Holocaust: Biography, geography, and terminology. Greenwood Press, 1997. ISBN 031330355X.[2]
- Fischel, Jack. Historical dictionary of the Holocaust. Scarecrow Press, 1999. ISBN 0810836114.[2]
- Laqueur, Walter, Judith Tydor Baumel. The Holocaust encyclopedia. Yale University Press, 2001. ISBN 0300084323.[2]
- Niewyk, Donald L., Francis R. Nicosia. The Columbia guide to the Holocaust. Columbia University Press, 2000. ISBN 0231112009.[2]
- Spector, Shmuel, Robert Rozett. Encyclopedia of the Holocaust. Facts on File, 2000. ISBN 0816043337.[2]
- Spector, Shmuel, Geoffrey Wigoder. The encyclopedia of Jewish life before and during the Holocaust. Yad Vashem; New York University Press, 2001. ISBN 0814793568.[2][10]
History of mathematics
- Grrattan-Guinness, Ivor. Companion Encyclopedia of the History and Philosophy of the Mathematical Sciences. Routledge, 1993.[17]
History of medicine
- Bynum, W. F. and Roy Porter. Companion Encyclopedia of the History of Medicine. Routledge, 1994.[18]
- Kohn, George C. Encyclopedia of plague and pestilence: From ancient times to the present. Facts On File, 2007. ISBN 9780816069354; ISBN 0816069352.[2]
- McGrew, Roderick E. and Margaret P. McGrew. Encyclopedia of Medical History. McGraw-Hill, 1985.[18]
History of psychology
- Howells, John G. & M. Livia Osborn. A Reference Companion to the History of Abnormal Psychology. Greenwood, 1984.[19]
History of science
- Asimov, Isaac. Asimov's Chronology of Science and Discovery. HarperCollins, 1989.[20]
- Bynum, William F. Dictionary of the History of Science. Princeton University Press, 1981.[21]
- Gascoigne, Robert Mortimer. Chronology of the History of Science, 1450-1900. Garland, 1987.[20]
- Hellemans, Alexander and Bryan Bunch. Timetables of Science: A Chronology of the Most Important People and Events in the History of Science. Simon & Schuster, 1988.[20]
- History of Science and Technology: A Narrative Chronology. Facts on File, 1988.[21]
- McNeil, Ian. An Encyclopedia of the History of Technology. Routledge, 1990.[21]
- Mount, Ellis and Barbara List. Milestones in Science and Technology: The Ready Reference Guide to Discoveries, Inventions, and Facts. 2nd ed., Oryx, 1993.[20]
- Murray, Tim. Milestones in archaeology: A chronological encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO, 2007. ISBN 9781576071861.[6]
- Parkinson, Claire. Breakthroughs: A Chronology of Great Achievements in Science and Mathematics, 1200-1930. G.K. Hall, 1985.[20]
Jewish history
- Epstein, Eric Joseph, Philip Rosen, Henry R. Huttenbach. Dictionary of the Holocaust: Biography, geography, and terminology. Greenwood Press, 1997. ISBN 031330355X.[2]
- Gribetz, Judah. Timetables of Jewish History: A Chronology of the Most Important People and Events in Jewish History. Simon & Schuster, 1993.[22]
- Kantor, Mattis. Jewish Time Line Encyclopedia. Jason Aronson, 1989.[22]
- Medoff, Rafael, Chaim Isaac Waxman. Historical dictionary of Zionism. Scarecrow Press, 2000. ISBN 0810837730.[12]
- Niewyk, Donald L., Francis R. Nicosia. The Columbia guide to the Holocaust. Columbia University Press, 2000. ISBN 0231112009.[2]
- Roth, Norman. Medieval Jewish civilization: An encyclopedia. Routledge, 2003. ISBN 0415937124.[2]
- Shamir, Ilana and Shlomo Shavit. Young Reader's Encyclopedia of Jewish History. Viking Kestral, 1987.[22]
- Spector, Shmuel, Geoffrey Wigoder. The encyclopedia of Jewish life before and during the Holocaust. Yad Vashem; New York University Press, 2001. ISBN 0814793568.[2][10]
Military history
- Gaines, W. Craig (1 April 2008). Encyclopedia of Civil War Shipwrecks. LSU Press. ISBN 978-0-8071-4789-4.
Regional history
- Canby, Courtlandt. Encyclopedia of Historic Places. Facts on File, 1984.[23]
- Esposito, John L. The Oxford encyclopedia of the modern Islamic world. Oxford University Press, 1995. ISBN 0195066138.[12]
Africa
- Appiah, Anthony, Henry Louis Gates. Africana: The encyclopedia of the African and African American experience. Oxford University Press, 2005. ISBN 0195170555.[16]
- Arnold, Guy. Historical dictionary of civil wars in Africa. Scarecrow Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-8108-5766-7.[16]
- Collins, Robert O. Historical dictionary of pre-colonial Africa. Scarecrow Press, 2001. ISBN 0810839784.[16]
- Diagram Group. Encyclopedia of African peoples. Facts on File, 2000. ISBN 0816040990.[16]
- Falola, Toyin. Key events in African history: A reference guide. Greenwood Press, 2002. ISBN 0313313237.[16]
- Lye, Keith, Diagram Group. Encyclopedia of African nations and civilizations. Facts on File, 2002. ISBN 0816045682.[16]
- Middleton, John, Joseph Calder Miller. New encyclopedia of Africa. Thomson/Gale, 2008. ISBN 9780684314549.[16]
- Page, Willie F., Facts on File. Encyclopedia of African history and culture. Facts on File, 2001. ISBN 0816044724.[16]
- Shillington, Kevin. Encyclopedia of African history. Fitzroy Dearborn, 2005. ISBN 1579582451.[16]
- The United States in Africa: A Historical Dictionary. Greenwood, 1989.[24]
- Vogel, Joseh O., Jean Vogel. Encyclopedia of precolonial Africa: Archaeology, history, languages, cultures, and environments. AltaMira Press, 1997. ISBN 0761989021.[16]
- Zeleza, Tiyambe, Dickson Eyoh. Encyclopedia of twentieth-century African history. Routledge, 2003. ISBN 0415234794.[16]
Mayotte
Réunion
North Africa
- Clements, Frank. Historical dictionary of Arab and Islamic organizations. Scarecrow Press, 2001. ISBN 0810839776.[12]
- Dumper, Michael, Bruce E. Stanley, Janet L. Abu-Lughod. Cities of the Middle East and North Africa: A historical encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO, 2007. ISBN 1576079198.[12]
- International encyclopaedia for the Middle Ages (IEMA): A supplement to LexMA-online. Brepols. Available online here.[2]
- Lexikon des Mittelalters online (LexMA). Brepols. Available online here. (German).[2]
- Mattar, Philip. Encyclopedia of the modern Middle East and North Africa. Macmillan Reference USA, 2004. ISBN 0028657691.[12][16]
- Mawṣililī, Ahmad. Historical dictionary of Islamic fundamentalist movements in the Arab world, Iran, and Turkey. Scarecrow Press, 1999. ISBN 0810836092.[25]
- Somel, Selçuk Akşin. Historical dictionary of the Ottoman Empire. Scarecrow Press, 2003. ISBN 0810843323.[12]
- Talhami, Ghada Hashem. Historical dictionary of women in the Middle East and North Africa. Scarecrow Press, 2013. ISBN 9780810868588.[5][12]
- Who's who in the Arab world. Publitec Editions, 1966–. ISSN 0083-9752.[12]
Algeria
Egypt
- Coughlin, Kathryn M. Muslim cultures today: A reference guide. Greenwood Press, 2006. ISBN 0313323860.[12]
- Goldschmidt, Arthur, Robert Johnston. Historical dictionary of Egypt. Scarecrow Press, 2003. ISBN 0810848562.[16]
- Lobban, Richard. Historical dictionary of ancient and medieval Nubia. Scarecrow Press, 2004. ISBN 0810847841.[16]
Ancient Egypt
- Bard, Kathryn A., Steven Blake Shubert. Encyclopedia of the archaeology of ancient Egypt. Routledge, 1999. ISBN 0415185890.[16]
- Bierbrier, M. L. Historical dictionary of ancient Egypt. Scarecrow Press, 1999. ISBN 0810836149.[2]
- Bunson, Margaret. The Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt. Facts on File, 2012. ISBN 9780816082162.[2][26]
- David, A. Rosalie, Antony E. David. A biographical dictionary of ancient Egypt. Seaby, 1992. ISBN 1852640324.[2]
- Encyclopedia of Egyptology. University of California, Los Angeles. Available online here.[2]
- Morkot, Robert. Historical dictionary of ancient Egyptian warfare. Scarecrow Press, 2003. ISBN 0810848627.[16]
- Redford, Donald B. The Oxford encyclopedia of ancient Egypt. Oxford University Press, 2001. ISBN 0195102347.[16]
- Wilkinson, Toby A. H. The Thames and Hudson dictionary of ancient Egypt. Thames and Hudson, 2005. ISBN 0500051372.[16]
Libya
Morocco
Sudan
- Coughlin, Kathryn M. Muslim cultures today: A reference guide. Greenwood Press, 2006. ISBN 0313323860.[12]
- Lobban, Richard. Historical dictionary of ancient and medieval Nubia. Scarecrow Press, 2004. ISBN 0810847841.[16]
- Lobban, Richard, Robert S. Kramer, Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban. Historical dictionary of the Sudan. Scarecrow Press, 2002. ISBN 0810841002.[16]
Western Sahara
Sub-Saharan Africa
Angola
Burundi
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Republic of the Congo
Burundi
Kenya
Madagascar
Malawi
- Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.[10]
- Kalinga, Owen J. M., C. A. Crosby. Historical dictionary of Malawi. Scarecrow Press, 2001. ISBN 0810834812.[16]
Mozambique
Tanzania
Horn of Africa
- Clements, Frank. Historical dictionary of Arab and Islamic organizations. Scarecrow Press, 2001. ISBN 0810839776.[12]
- Mawṣililī, Ahmad. Historical dictionary of Islamic fundamentalist movements in the Arab world, Iran, and Turkey. Scarecrow Press, 1999. ISBN 0810836092.[25]
- Somel, Selçuk Akşin. Historical dictionary of the Ottoman Empire. Scarecrow Press, 2003. ISBN 0810843323.[12]
Djibouti
Ethiopia
Somalia
Botswana
Lesotho
Madagascar
Namibia
South Africa
Swaziland
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Burkina Faso
Ghana
Guinea
Liberia
Mali
Mauritania
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
Americas
- Bedini, Silvio. The Christopher Columbus Encyclopedia. Simon & Schuster, 1992.[27]
- Provost, Foster. Columbus Dictionary. Omnigraphics, 1991.[27]
- Sabin, Joseph, Wilberforce Eames, R. W. G. Vail Bibliographical Society of America. A dictionary of books relating to America, from its discovery to the present time. Joseph Sabin, 1868–1936.[11]
Caribbean
- Atkinson, Nadine C. The Caribbean history pocket encyclopedia. Arawak, 2003. ISBN 9768189002.[11]
- Balderston, Daniel, Mike Gonzalez, Ana M. López. Encyclopedia of contemporary Latin American and Caribbean cultures. Routledge, 2000. ISBN 041513188X.[11]
- Collier, Simon, Thomas E. Skidmore, Harold Blakemore. The Cambridge encyclopedia of Latin America and the Caribbean. Cambridge University Press, 1992. ISBN 0521413222.[11]
- Désormeaux, Emile, & Jean Baptiste Du Tertre1. Antilles d'hier et d'aujourd'hui: Tout l'univers antillais du début de la colonisation à nos jours. Désormeaux, [1978–].[11]
- Hallewell, Laurence. Historical dictionaries of Latin America. Scarecrow, 1967–. ISSN 1931-874X.[11]
- Kinsbruner, Jay, Erick Detlef Langer. Encyclopedia of Latin American history and culture. Gale, 2008. ISBN 9780684312705.[11]
- Sader, Emir. Latinoamericana: Enciclopedia contemporanea da America Latina e do Caribe. Laboratorio de Politicas Publicas; Boitempo Editorial, [2006?]. ISBN 8575590847.[11]
- Saunders, Nicholas J. Peoples of the Caribbean: An encyclopedia of archeology and traditional culture. ABC-CLIO, 2005. ISBN 1576077012.[11]
- Tenenbaum, Barbara A. Latin America, history and culture: An encyclopedia for students. Macmillan Library Reference, 1999. ISBN 0684805766.[11]
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Barbados
Cuba
- Enciclopedia y Clásicos Cubanos, inc. La enciclopedia de Cuba. Enciclopedia y Clásicos Cubanos, 1975–1977. ISBN 8435900975.[11]
- Ezquerra, Jaime Alvar. Diccionario Espasa historia de España y América. Espasa, 2002. ISBN 8467003162.[10]
- Martínez-Fernández, Luis. Encyclopedia of Cuba: People, history, culture. Greenwood Press, 2003. ISBN 157356334X.[11]
- Suchlicki, Jaime. Historical dictionary of Cuba. Scarecrow Press, 2001. ISBN 081083779X.[11]
- Tucker, Spencer D., James Arnold, Roberta Wiener, Paul G. Pierpaoli, Jack McCallum, Justin D. Murphy. The encyclopedia of the Spanish-American and Philippine-American wars: A political, social, and military history. ABC-CLIO, 2009. ISBN 9781851099511.[12]
Dominican Republic
French Antilles
Guadeloupe
Haiti
Jamaica
Martinique
Puerto Rico
Saba
- Hoetink, H. Encyclopedie van de Nederlandse Antillen. Elsevier, 1969.[11]
Saint Barthélemy
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Martin
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Rapa Nui
Colombia
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Guyana
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Suriname
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Antarctica
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Asia
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Central Asia
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Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
East Asia
China
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- Cheng, Linsun, Kerry Brown. Berkshire encyclopedia of China: Modern and historic views of the world's newest and oldest global power. Berkshire, 2009. ISBN 9780977015948.[12]
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- Michaud, Jean. Historical dictionary of the peoples of the Southeast Asian massif. Scarecrow Press, 2006. ISBN 081085466X.[12]
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- O'Neill, Hugh. Companion to Chinese History. Facts on File, 1987.[35]
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- Sullivan, Lawrence R., Nancy R. Hearst. Historical dictionary of the People's Republic of China, 1949–1997. Scarecrow Press, 1997. ISBN 0810833492.[12]
- Sutter, Robert G. Historical dictionary of Chinese foreign policy. Scarecrow Press, 2011. ISBN 9780810868601.[12]
- Tiedemann, R. G. Reference guide to Christian missionary societies in China: From the sixteenth to the twentieth century. M.E. Sharpe, 2009. ISBN 9780765618085.[12]
- Wang, Ke-Wen. Modern China: An encyclopedia of history, culture, and nationalism. Garland Publishing, 1998. ISBN 0815307209.[12]
- Wortzel, Larry M., Robin D. S. Higham. Dictionary of contemporary Chinese military history. Greenwood Press, 1999. ISBN 0313293376.[12]
- Xiong, Victor Cunrui. Historical dictionary of medieval China. Scarecrow Press, 2009. ISBN 9780810860537.[12]
Hong Kong
- Chan, Ming K., Shiu-Hing Lo. Historical dictionary of the Hong Kong SAR and the Macao SAR. Scarecrow Press, 2006. ISBN 0810850613.[12]
- Roberts, Elfed Vaughan, Ngai-Ling Sum, Peter Bradshaw. Historical dictionary of Hong Kong and Macau. Scarecrow Press, 1992. ISBN 0810825740.[12]
- Sutter, Robert G. Historical dictionary of Chinese foreign policy. Scarecrow Press, 2011. ISBN 9780810868601.[12]
Macau
Japan
- Bowring, Richard John, Peter F. Kornicki. The Cambridge encyclopedia of Japan. Cambridge University Press, 1993. ISBN 0521403529.[12]
- Ellington, Lucien. Japan: A global studies handbook. ABC CLIO, 2002. ISBN 1576072711.[12]
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- Hoover, William D. Historical dictionary of postwar Japan. Scarecrow Press, 2011. ISBN 9780810854604.[12]
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- Kokushi Daijiten Henshū Iinkai. Kokushi Daijiten. Yoshikawa Kobunkan, 1979–1997. ISBN 4642005013(v.1).[12]
- Perez, Louis G. Japan at war: an encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO, 2013. ISBN 9781598847413.[12]
- Stockwin, J. A. A. Dictionary of the modern politics of Japan. Routledge Curzon, 2003. ISBN 0415151708.[12]
- Van Sant, John E., Peter Mauch, Yoneyuki Sugita. Historical dictionary of United States–Japan relations. Scarecrow Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-8108-5608-0.[12]
North Korea
- Connor, Mary E. The Koreas: A global studies handbook. ABC-CLIO, 2002. ISBN 1576072770.[12]
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- Kim, Ilpyong J. Historical dictionary of North Korea. Scarecrow Press, 2003. ISBN 0810843315.[12]
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- Yŏnhap Tʻongsin. North Korea handbook. M.E. Sharpe, 2002. ISBN 0765610043.[12]
Korean War
- Lentz, Robert J. Korean War filmography: 91 English language features through 2000. McFarland, 2003. ISBN 0786410469.[12]
- Matray, James. Historical Dictionary of the Korean War. Greenwood, 1991.[40]
- Summers, Harry G. Korean War Almanac. Facts on File, 1990.[40]
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South Korea
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- Embree, Ainslie Thomas, Asia Society. Encyclopedia of Asian history. Scribner; Collier Macmillan, 1988. ISBN 0684186195.[12][35]
- Nahm, Andrew C., James Hoare. Historical dictionary of the Republic of Korea. Scarecrow Press, 2004.[12]
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Korean War
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Mongolia
Taiwan
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- Sutter, Robert G. Historical dictionary of Chinese foreign policy. Scarecrow Press, 2011. ISBN 9780810868601.[12]
Middle East
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- Hiro, Dilip. The essential Middle East: A comprehensive guide. Carroll & Graf, 2003. ISBN 0786712694.[12]
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- Talhami, Ghada Hashem. Historical dictionary of women in the Middle East and North Africa. Scarecrow Press, 2013. ISBN 9780810868588.[5][12]
Byzantium
Russia
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- Hayes, Derek. Historical atlas of the Arctic. Douglas and McIntyre; University of Washington Press, 2003. ISBN 1553650042.[9]
- Holland, Clive. Arctic exploration and development, c. 500 B.C. to 1915: An encyclopedia. Garland Publ., 1994. ISBN 0824076486.[9]
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- Mills, William J. Exploring polar frontiers: A historical encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO, 2003. ISBN 1576074226.[9]
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Soviet Union
South Asia
Afghanistan
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- Adamec, Ludwig W. Historical dictionary of Afghanistan. Scarecrow Press, 2003. ISBN 081084852X.[12]
- Clements, Frank A. Conflict in Afghanistan: A historical encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO, 2003. ISBN 1851094024.[12]
- Coughlin, Kathryn M. Muslim cultures today: A reference guide. Greenwood Press, 2006. ISBN 0313323860.[12]
Bangladesh
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- Rahman, Syedur, Craig Baxter. Historical dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press, 2010. ISBN 9780810867666.[12]
- Wolpert, Stanley A. Encyclopedia of India. Charles Scribner's Sons, Thomson Gale, 2006. ISBN 0684313499.[12]
British Indian Ocean Territory
India
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- Bhattacharyya, Narendra Nath. The Geographical dictionary: Ancient and early medieval India. Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers, 1991. ISBN 8121500788.[12]
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- Coughlin, Kathryn M. Muslim cultures today: A reference guide. Greenwood Press, 2006. ISBN 0313323860.[12]
- Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.[10]
- Ghosh, A. An Encyclopedia of Indian Archaeology. Munshiram Manoharlal, 1989.[23]
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- Roy, Kumkum. Historical dictionary of ancient India. Scarecrow Press, 2009. ISBN 9780810853669.[12]
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Nepal
Pakistan
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- Coughlin, Kathryn M. Muslim cultures today: A reference guide. Greenwood Press, 2006. ISBN 0313323860.[12]
- Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.[10]
- Wolpert, Stanley A. Encyclopedia of India. Charles Scribner's Sons, Thomson Gale, 2006. ISBN 0684313499.[12]
Sri Lanka
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- Gunawardena, C. A. Encyclopedia of Sri Lanka. New Dawn Press, 2006. ISBN 1932705481.[12]
- Samarasinghe, S. W. R. de A., Vidyamali Samarasinghe. Historical dictionary of Sri Lanka. Scarecrow Press, 1998. ISBN 0810832801.[12]
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Southeast Asia
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- Embree, Ainslie Thomas, Asia Society. Encyclopedia of Asian history. Scribner; Collier Macmillan, 1988. ISBN 0684186195.[12][35]
- Levinson, David Karen Christensen. Encyclopedia of modern Asia. Charles Scribner's Sons, 2002. ISBN 0684806177.[12]
- Miksic, John N. Historical dictionary of ancient Southeast Asia. Scarecrow Press, 2007. ISBN 0810855224.[12]
- Oni, Keat Gin. Southeast Asia: A historical encyclopedia, from Angkor Wat to East Timor. ABC-CLIO, 2004. ISBN 1576077705.[12]
- Weatherbee, Donald E. Historical dictionary of United States–Southeast Asia relations. Scarecrow Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-8108-5542-7.[12]
Brunei
Cambodia
East Timor
Indonesia
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- Cribb, R. B. Historical dictionary of Indonesia. Scarecrow Press, 1992. ISBN 0810825422.[12]
- Lamoureux, Florence. Indonesia: A global studies handbook. ABC-CLIO, 2003. ISBN 1576079139.[12]
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Laos
Malaysia
Myanmar
Philippines
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Singapore
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Thailand
Vietnam
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- Michaud, Jean. Historical dictionary of the peoples of the Southeast Asian massif. Scarecrow Press, 2006. ISBN 081085466X.[12]
- Woods, L. Shelton. Vietnam: A global studies handbook. ABC-CLIO, 2002. ISBN 1576074161.[12]
Vietnam War
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- Frankum, Ronald Bruce. Historical dictionary of the war in Vietnam. Scarecrow Press, 2011. ISBN 9780810867963.[12]
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Western Asia
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- Dumper, Michael, Bruce E. Stanley, Janet L. Abu-Lughod. Cities of the Middle East and North Africa: A historical encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO, 2007. ISBN 1576079198.[12]
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- Somel, Selçuk Akşin. Historical dictionary of the Ottoman Empire. Scarecrow Press, 2003. ISBN 0810843323.[12]
- Who's who in the Arab world. Publitec Editions, 1966–. ISSN 0083-9752.[12]
Armenia
Bahrain
Iran
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- Coughlin, Kathryn M. Muslim cultures today: A reference guide. Greenwood Press, 2006. ISBN 0313323860.[12]
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- Gunter, Michael M. Historical dictionary of the Kurds. Scarecrow Press, 2004. ISBN 0810848708.[12]
- Leick, Gwendolyn. Historical dictionary of Mesopotamia. Scarecrow Press, 2003. ISBN 0810846497.[12]
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- Mawṣililī, Ahmad. Historical dictionary of Islamic fundamentalist movements in the Arab world, Iran, and Turkey. Scarecrow Press, 1999. ISBN 0810836092.[25]
- Yar-Shater, Ehsan. Encyclopaedia Iranica. Columbia University Center for Iranian Studies, 2002. Available online here.[12]
Iraq
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- Coughlin, Kathryn M. Muslim cultures today: A reference guide. Greenwood Press, 2006. ISBN 0313323860.[12]
- Ghareeb, Edmund, Beth Dougherty. Historical dictionary of Iraq. Scarecrow Press, 2004. ISBN 0810843307.[12]
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Israel
- Bienkowski, Piotr, A. R. Millard. Dictionary of the ancient Near East. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2000. ISBN 0812235576.[12]
- Edelheit, Hershel, Abraham J. Edelheit. History of Zionism: A handbook and dictionary. Westview, [2000]. ISBN 0813329817.[12]
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Jordan
Kuwait
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- Leick, Gwendolyn. Historical dictionary of Mesopotamia. Scarecrow Press, 2003. ISBN 0810846497.[12]
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Lebanon
Oman
Palestine
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- Kumaraswamy, P. R. Historical dictionary of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Scarecrow Press, 2006. ISBN 0810853434.[12]
- Mattar, Philip. Encyclopedia of the Palestinians. Facts on File, 2005. ISBN 0816057648.[12]
- Nazzal, Nafez, Laila A. Nazzal. Historical dictionary of Palestine. Scarecrow Press, 1997. ISBN 0810832399.[12]
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
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- Coughlin, Kathryn M. Muslim cultures today: A reference guide. Greenwood Press, 2006. ISBN 0313323860.[12]
- Peterson, John. Historical dictionary of Saudi Arabia. Scarecrow Press, 2003. ISBN 0810846772.[12]
Syria
- Bienkowski, Piotr, A. R. Millard. Dictionary of the ancient Near East. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2000. ISBN 0812235576.[12]
- Commins, David Dean. Historical dictionary of Syria. Scarecrow Press, 2004. ISBN 0810849348.[12]
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United Arab Emirates
Yemen
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
Europe
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- Spector, Shmuel, Geoffrey Wigoder. The encyclopedia of Jewish life before and during the Holocaust. Yad Vashem; New York University Press, 2001. ISBN 0814793568.[2]
Central Europe
Germany
Italy
Switzerland
Eastern Europe
Azerbaijan
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- Swietochowski, Tadeusz, Brian C. Collins. Historical dictionary of Azerbaijan. Scarecrow Press, 1999. ISBN 0810835509.[12]
Estonia
Croatia
- Frucht, Richard C. Encyclopedia of Eastern Europe: From the Congress of Vienna to the fall of communism. Garland Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0815300921.[10]
- Roman, Eric. Austria-Hungary and the successor states: A reference guide from the Renaissance to the present. Facts On File, 2003. ISBN 0816045372.[10]
- Šuster, Željan. Historical dictionary of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Scarecrow Press, 1999. ISBN 0810834669.[10]
Czech Republic
- Frucht, Richard C. Encyclopedia of Eastern Europe: From the Congress of Vienna to the fall of communism. Garland Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0815300921.[10]
- Hochman, Jiri. Historical dictionary of the Czech State. Scarecrow Press, 1998. ISBN 0810833387.[10]
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Georgia
Hungary
- Frucht, Richard C. Encyclopedia of Eastern Europe: From the Congress of Vienna to the fall of communism. Garland Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0815300921.[10]
- Roman, Eric. Austria-Hungary and the successor states: A reference guide from the Renaissance to the present. Facts On File, 2003. ISBN 0816045372.[10]
Poland
- Dzieęgielewski, Jan. Encyklopedia historii Polski: Dzieje polityczne. Morex: Egross, 1994–1995. ISBN 839025221X.[10]
- Frucht, Richard C. Encyclopedia of Eastern Europe: From the Congress of Vienna to the fall of communism. Garland Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0815300921.[10]
- Gorzdecka-Sanford, Adriana. Historical dictionary of Warsaw. Scarecrow Press, 1997. ISBN 0810832992.[10]
Romania
Russia
Slovakia
- Frucht, Richard C. Encyclopedia of Eastern Europe: From the Congress of Vienna to the fall of communism. Garland Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0815300921.[10]
- Roman, Eric. Austria-Hungary and the successor states: A reference guide from the Renaissance to the present. Facts On File, 2003. ISBN 0816045372.[10]
Slovenia
- Frucht, Richard C. Encyclopedia of Eastern Europe: From the Congress of Vienna to the fall of communism. Garland Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0815300921.[10]
- Roman, Eric. Austria-Hungary and the successor states: A reference guide from the Renaissance to the present. Facts On File, 2003. ISBN 0816045372.[10]
- Šuster, Željan. Historical dictionary of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Scarecrow Press, 1999. ISBN 0810834669.[10]
Southeast Europe
Albania
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Coughlin, Kathryn M. Muslim cultures today: A reference guide. Greenwood Press, 2006. ISBN 0313323860.[12]
- Frucht, Richard C. Encyclopedia of Eastern Europe: From the Congress of Vienna to the fall of communism. Garland Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0815300921.[10]
- Roman, Eric. Austria-Hungary and the successor states: A reference guide from the Renaissance to the present. Facts On File, 2003. ISBN 0816045372.[10]
- Šuster, Željan. Historical dictionary of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Scarecrow Press, 1999. ISBN 0810834669.[10]
Bulgaria
- Detrez, Raymond. Historical dictionary of Bulgaria. Scarecrow Press, 2006. ISBN 978-0-8108-4901-3.[10]
- Kumanov, Milen, Kolinka Isova. Istoricheska entsiklopediia Bulgariia. Trud, 2003. ISBN 9545282029.[10]
- Frucht, Richard C. Encyclopedia of Eastern Europe: From the Congress of Vienna to the fall of communism. Garland Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0815300921.[10]
Macedonia
- Frucht, Richard C. Encyclopedia of Eastern Europe: From the Congress of Vienna to the fall of communism. Garland Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0815300921.[10]
- Kiselinovski, Stojan, Institut za nacionalna istorija (Skopje, Macedonia). Makedonski istoriski recnik. Institut za nacionalna istorija, 2000. ISBN 9989624461.[10]
- Roman, Eric. Austria-Hungary and the successor states: A reference guide from the Renaissance to the present. Facts On File, 2003. ISBN 0816045372.[10]
- Šuster, Željan. Historical dictionary of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Scarecrow Press, 1999. ISBN 0810834669.[10]
Montenegro
- Frucht, Richard C. Encyclopedia of Eastern Europe: From the Congress of Vienna to the fall of communism. Garland Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0815300921.[10]
- Roman, Eric. Austria-Hungary and the successor states: A reference guide from the Renaissance to the present. Facts On File, 2003. ISBN 0816045372.[10]
- Šuster, Željan. Historical dictionary of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Scarecrow Press, 1999. ISBN 0810834669.[10]
Serbia
- Frucht, Richard C. Encyclopedia of Eastern Europe: From the Congress of Vienna to the fall of communism. Garland Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0815300921.[10]
- Roman, Eric. Austria-Hungary and the successor states: A reference guide from the Renaissance to the present. Facts On File, 2003. ISBN 0816045372.[10]
- Šuster, Željan. Historical dictionary of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Scarecrow Press, 1999. ISBN 0810834669.[10]
Turkey
- Bienkowski, Piotr, A. R. Millard. Dictionary of the ancient Near East. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2000. ISBN 0812235576.[12]
- Coughlin, Kathryn M. Muslim cultures today: A reference guide. Greenwood Press, 2006. ISBN 0313323860.[12]
- Gunter, Michael M. Historical dictionary of the Kurds. Scarecrow Press, 2004. ISBN 0810848708.[12]
- Heper, Metin. Historical dictionary of Turkey. Scarecrow Press, 2002. ISBN 0810841339.[12]
- Leick, Gwendolyn. Historical dictionary of Mesopotamia. Scarecrow Press, 2003. ISBN 0810846497.[12]
- Mawṣililī, Ahmad. Historical dictionary of Islamic fundamentalist movements in the Arab world, Iran, and Turkey. Scarecrow Press, 1999. ISBN 0810836092.[25]
- Sauer, Jutta. Türkisches biographisches archiv (TBA). K. G. Saur, 1999–2002. ISBN 3598342845.[12]
Finland
- Alho, Olli, Hildi Hawkins, Päivi Vallisaari Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura. Finland, a cultural encyclopedia. Finnish Literature Society, 1997. ISBN 9517178859.[10]
- Hayes, Derek. Historical atlas of the Arctic. Douglas and McIntyre; University of Washington Press, 2003. ISBN 1553650042.[9]
- Holland, Clive. Arctic exploration and development, c. 500 B.C. to 1915: An encyclopedia. Garland Publ., 1994. ISBN 0824076486.[9]
- Mills, William J. Exploring polar frontiers: A historical encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO, 2003. ISBN 1576074226.[9]
- Nuttall, Mark. Encyclopedia of the Arctic. Routledge, 2005. ISBN 1579584365.[9]
- Pulsiano, Phillip, Kirsten Wolf, Paul Acker. Medieval Scandinavia: An encyclopedia. Garland, 1993. ISBN 0824047877.[10]
Iceland
- Hálfdanarson, Guðmundur. Historical dictionary of Iceland. Scarecrow Press, 1997. ISBN 0810833522.[10]
- Hayes, Derek. Historical atlas of the Arctic. Douglas and McIntyre; University of Washington Press, 2003. ISBN 1553650042.[9]
- Holland, Clive. Arctic exploration and development, c. 500 B.C. to 1915: An encyclopedia. Garland Publ., 1994. ISBN 0824076486.[9]
- Mills, William J. Exploring polar frontiers: A historical encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO, 2003. ISBN 1576074226.[9]
- Nuttall, Mark. Encyclopedia of the Arctic. Routledge, 2005. ISBN 1579584365.[9]
- Pulsiano, Phillip, Kirsten Wolf, Paul Acker. Medieval Scandinavia: An encyclopedia. Garland, 1993. ISBN 0824047877.[10]
Ireland
- Ciment, James, Thaddeus Russell. The home front encyclopedia: United States, Britain, and Canada in World Wars I and II. ABC-CLIO, 2007. ISBN 978-1-57607-849-5.[2]
- Donnelly, James S., Jr., Karl S. Bottigheimer. Encyclopedia of Irish history and culture. Macmillan Reference USA, 2004. ISBN 0028659023.[10]
- Haigh, Christopher. The Cambridge Historical Encyclopedia of Great Britain and Ireland. Cambridge University Press, 1985.[10][44]
- Jenkins, Ellen J. Eighteenth-Century British Historians. Thomson Gale, 2007. ISBN 9780787681548.[5]
- Lalor, Brian, Frank McCourt. The encyclopedia of Ireland. Yale University Press, 2003. ISBN 0300094426.[10]
Scandinavia
Denmark
Norway
- Hayes, Derek. Historical atlas of the Arctic. Douglas and McIntyre; University of Washington Press, 2003. ISBN 1553650042.[9]
- Holland, Clive. Arctic exploration and development, c. 500 B.C. to 1915: An encyclopedia. Garland Publ., 1994. ISBN 0824076486.[9]
- Mills, William J. Exploring polar frontiers: A historical encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO, 2003. ISBN 1576074226.[9]
- Nuttall, Mark. Encyclopedia of the Arctic. Routledge, 2005. ISBN 1579584365.[9]
- Pulsiano, Phillip, Kirsten Wolf, Paul Acker. Medieval Scandinavia: An encyclopedia. Garland, 1993. ISBN 0824047877.[10]
- Sjåvik, Jan. Historical dictionary of Norway. Scarecrow Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-8108-5753-7.[10]
Sweden
- Hayes, Derek. Historical atlas of the Arctic. Douglas and McIntyre; University of Washington Press, 2003. ISBN 1553650042.[9]
- Holland, Clive. Arctic exploration and development, c. 500 B.C. to 1915: An encyclopedia. Garland Publ., 1994. ISBN 0824076486.[9]
- Mills, William J. Exploring polar frontiers: A historical encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO, 2003. ISBN 1576074226.[9]
- Nuttall, Mark. Encyclopedia of the Arctic. Routledge, 2005. ISBN 1579584365.[9]
- Pulsiano, Phillip, Kirsten Wolf, Paul Acker. Medieval Scandinavia: An encyclopedia. Garland, 1993. ISBN 0824047877.[10]
- Scobbie, Irene. Historical dictionary of Sweden. Scarecrow Press, 2006. ISBN 9780810853751.[10]
United Kingdom
- Alexander, Marc. A companion to the royal heritage of Britain. Sutton, 2005. ISBN 0750932686; ISBN 9780750932684.[10]
- Cannon, John Ashton. The Oxford companion to British history. Oxford University Press, 2002.[10]
- Ciment, James, Thaddeus Russell. The home front encyclopedia: United States, Britain, and Canada in World Wars I and II. ABC-CLIO, 2007. ISBN 978-1-57607-849-5.[2]
- Cook, Chris. The Routledge companion to Britain in the nineteenth century, 1815–1914. Routledge, 2005. ISBN 0415359694.[10]
- Cook, Chris, John Stevenson. The Longman companion to Britain since 1945. Longman, 2000. ISBN 0582356741.[10]
- Dabydeen, David, John Gilmore, Cecily Jones. The Oxford companion to Black British history. Oxford University Press, 2007. ISBN 9780192804396.[10]
- Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.[10]
- Haigh, Christopher. The Cambridge Historical Encyclopedia of Great Britain and Ireland. Cambridge University Press, 1985.[10][44]
- Jenkins, Ellen J. Eighteenth-Century British Historians. Thomson Gale, 2007. ISBN 9780787681548.[5]
- Newman, Gerald, Leslie Ellen Brown. Britain in the Hanoverian age, 1714–1837: An encyclopedia. Garland Publishing, 1997. ISBN 0815303963.[10]
- Richardson, John, Brian Christmas. The local historian's encyclopedia. Historical Publications, 2003. ISBN 0948667834.[1]
- Wagner, J. A. Encyclopedia of the Wars of the Roses. ABC-CLIO, 2001. ISBN 1851093583.[10]
England
- Fritze, Ronald H., William B. Robison. Historical dictionary of late medieval England, 1272–1485. Greenwood Press, c2002. ISBN 0313291241.[10]
- Griffiths, Dennis. The encyclopedia of the British press, 1422–1992. St. Martin's Press, 1992. ISBN 0312086334.[36]
- Kinney, Arthur F., David W. Swain, Eugene D. Hill. Tudor England: An encyclopedia. Garland, 2001.[10]
- Ollard, S. L., Gordon Crosse, Maurice Francis Bond. A dictionary of English church history. A.R. Mowbray; Morehouse-Gorham, [1948].[25]
- Watts, V. E., John Insley, Margaret Gelling. The Cambridge dictionary of English place-names: Based on the collections of the English Place-Name Society. Cambridge University Press, 2004. ISBN 0521362091.[1]
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Italy
- Cancik, Hubert, Helmuth Schneider, Christine F. Salazar, David E. Orton. Brill's New Pauly: Encyclopaedia of the ancient world. Brill, 2002–. ISBN 9004122591.[2]
- Dall'Acqua, Marzio. Enciclopedia di Parma: Dalle origini ai giorni nostri. F.M. Ricci, 1998. ISBN 8821609448.[10]
- Grant, Michael and Rachel Kitzinger. Civilization of the Ancient Mediterranean: Greece and Rome. Scribner's, 1988.[13]
- Historical Dictionary of Fascist Italy. Greenwood, 1982.[8]
- Nash, Ernest, Deutsches Archäologisches Institut. Pictorial dictionary of ancient Rome. Thames and Hudson, 1968.[2]
- Oxford Classical Dictionary. Oxford University Press, 1970.[13]
- Sandys, John Edwin. A companion to Latin studies. University Press, 1929 [1921].[2]
- Sarti, Roland. Italy: A reference guide from the Renaissance to the present. Facts On File, 2004. ISBN 0816045224.[10]
- Secchia, Pietro, Enzo Nizza. Enciclopedia dell'antifascismo e della Resistenza. La Pietra [Walk Over], 1968–1989.[10]
- Speake, Graham. Encyclopedia of Greece and the Hellenic tradition. Fitzroy Dearborn, 2000.[2]
Cyprus
- Bienkowski, Piotr, A. R. Millard. Dictionary of the ancient Near East. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2000. ISBN 0812235576.[12]
- Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.[10]
- Panteli, Stavros. Historical dictionary of Cyprus. Scarecrow Press, 1994. ISBN 0810829126.[12]
Greece
- Cancik, Hubert, Helmuth Schneider, Christine F. Salazar, David E. Orton. Brill's New Pauly: Encyclopaedia of the ancient world. Brill, 2002–. ISBN 9004122591.[2]
- Grant, Michael and Rachel Kitzinger. Civilization of the Ancient Mediterranean: Greece and Rome. Scribner's, 1988.[13]
- Hazel, John. Who's who in the Greek world. Routledge, 2000. ISBN 0415124972.[2]
- Oxford Classical Dictionary. Oxford University Press, 1970.[13]
- Speake, Graham. Encyclopedia of Greece and the Hellenic tradition. Fitzroy Dearborn, 2000.[2][10]
- Traulos, Iōannēs N., Deutsches Archäologisches Institut. Pictorial dictionary of ancient Athens. Thames and Hudson, 1971. ISBN 0500050120.[2]
- Whibley, Leonard. A companion to Greek studies. The University Press, 1931.[2]
Kosovo
- Frucht, Richard C. Encyclopedia of Eastern Europe: From the Congress of Vienna to the fall of communism. Garland Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0815300921.[10]
- Roman, Eric. Austria-Hungary and the successor states: A reference guide from the Renaissance to the present. Facts On File, 2003. ISBN 0816045372.[10]
- Šuster, Željan. Historical dictionary of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Scarecrow Press, 1999. ISBN 0810834669.[10]
Malta
Southwestern Europe
Portugal
Spain
- Beede, Benjamin R. The War of 1898 and U.S. interventions, 1898–1934: An encyclopedia. Garland, 1994. ISBN 0824056248.[11]
- Cortada, James W. Historical dictionary of the Spanish Civil War, 1936–1939. Greenwood Press, 1982. ISBN 0313220549.[8][10]
- Historical Dictionary of Modern Spain, 1700-1988. Greenwood, 1990.[8]
- Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Empire, 1402-1975. Greenwood, 1991.[8]
- Rodgers, E. J., Valerie Rodgers. Encyclopedia of contemporary Spanish culture. Routledge, 1999. ISBN 0415131871.[10]
- Tucker, Spencer D., James Arnold, Roberta Wiener, Paul G. Pierpaoli, Jack McCallum, Justin D. Murphy. The encyclopedia of the Spanish-American and Philippine-American wars: A political, social, and military history. ABC-CLIO, 2009. ISBN 9781851099511.[12]
Austria
- Austria from A to Z. Graz Technical University. Available online here.[10]
- Jeep, John M. Medieval Germany: An encyclopedia. Garland, 2001. ISBN 0824076443.[10]
- Roman, Eric. Austria-Hungary and the successor states: A reference guide from the Renaissance to the present. Facts On File, 2003. ISBN 0816045372.[10]
- Sandford, John. Encyclopedia of contemporary German culture. Routledge, 1999. ISBN 0415124484.[10]
Belgium
France
- Antony, Bernard. Dictionnaire de la réplique. Godefroy de Bouillon, [2004].[10]
- Fremont-Barnes, Gregory. The encyclopedia of the French revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars: A political, social, and military history. ABC-CLIO, 2006. ISBN 1851096469; ISBN 978-1-85109-646-6.[10]
- Furet, François and Mona Ozouf. A Critical Dictionary of the French Revolution. Harvard University Press, 1989.[8]
- Historical Dictionary of France from the 1815 Restoration to the Second Empire. Greenwood, 1987.[8]
- Historical Dictionary of Napoleonic France, 1799-1815. Greenwood, 1985.[8]
- Historical Dictionary of the French Second Empire, 1852-1879. Greenwood, 1985.[8]
- Historical Dictionary of the Third French Republic, 1870-1940. Greenwood, 1986.[8]
- Historical Dictionary of the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Republics, 1946-1991. Greenwood, 1992.[8]
- Jouanna, Arlette. Histoire et dictionnaire des guerres de religion. R. Laffont, 1998. ISBN 2221074254.[10]
- Northcutt, Wayne. Historical dictionary of the French Fourth and Fifth Republics, 1946–1991. Greenwood Press, 1992. ISBN 0313263566.[10]
- Paxton, John. Companion to the French Revolution. Facts on File, 1988.[8]
- Pope, Stephen. Dictionary of the Napoleonic wars. Facts on File, 1999. ISBN 0816042438.[10]
- Roberts, William J. France: A reference guide from the Renaissance to the present. Facts On File, 2004. ISBN 0816044732.[10]
- Scott, Samuel F. and Barry Rothaus. Historical Dictionary of the French Revolution 1789-1799. Greenwood, 1985. ISBN 0313211418.[8][10]
- Sellier, Jean, Anne. Le Fur, Bertrand de Brun. Atlas historique des provinces et régions de France: Genèse d'un peuple. La Découverte, 1997. ISBN 2707127515.[10]
- Sirinelli, Jean-François, Daniel Couty. Dictionnaire de l'histoire de France. A. Colin, 1999. ISBN 2035050855.[10]
- Suratteau, Jean-René, Francis Gendron, Jean Paul Bertaud. Dictionnaire historique de la Révolution française. Presses universitaires de France, 1989. ISBN 2130425224.[10]
Germany
- Epstein, Eric Joseph, Philip Rosen, Henry R. Huttenbach. Dictionary of the Holocaust: Biography, geography, and terminology. Greenwood Press, 1997. ISBN 031330355X.[2]
- Gutman, Israel. Encyclopedia of the Holocaust. Macmillan, 1990.[3]
- Jeep, John M. Medieval Germany: An encyclopedia. Garland, 2001. ISBN 0824076443.[10]
- Sandford, John. Encyclopedia of contemporary German culture. Routledge, 1999. ISBN 0415124484.[10]
- Taddey, Gerhard. Lexikon der deutschen Geschichte: Ereignisse, Institutionen, Personen: von den Anfängen bis zur Kapitulation 1945. Kröner, 1998. ISBN 3520813033; ISBN 9783520813039.[10]
- Vincent, C. Paul, Harry Ritter. A historical dictionary of Germany's Weimar Republic, 1918–1933. Greenwood Press, 1997. ISBN 0313273766.[10]
- Zentner, Christian and Friedemann Bedurftig. Encyclopedia of the Third Reich. Macmillan, 1991.[3][10]
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Byzantium
- Kazhdan, Alexander B. The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium. Oxford University Press, 1991.[15]
Oceania
- Craig, Robert D., Frank P. King. Historical dictionary of Oceania. Greenwood Press, 1981. ISBN 0313210608.[45]
- Lal, Brij V., Kate Fortune. The Pacific Islands: An encyclopedia. University of Hawai'i Press, 2000. ISBN 082482265X.[45]
- West, Barbara A. Encyclopedia of the peoples of Asia and Oceania. Facts On File, 2009. ISBN 9780816071098.[12]
Australia
- The Australian encyclopaedia. Australian Geographic Society, 1996. ISBN 1862760144.[45]
- Bassett, Jan. Oxford Dictionary of Australian History. Oxford University Press, 1986.[44]
- Docherty, James. Historical Dictionary of Australia. Scarecrow Press, 1993.[44]
- Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.[10]
- Gilbert, Alan D. Australians: A Historical Library. Cambridge University Press, 1988.[44]
New Caledonia
Micronesia
Guam
Polynesia
Cook Islands
Easter Island
French Polynesia
Tahiti
Hawaii
New Zealand
- Bateman New Zealand encyclopedia. David Bateman Ltd., 2005. ISBN 1869536010.[45]
- Craig, Robert D. Historical dictionary of Polynesia. Scarecrow Press, 2002. ISBN 0810842378.[45]
- Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.[10]
- Te Ara--The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Manatu Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage, 2005-. Available online here.[45]
Niue
Pitcairn Islands
Samoa
Tokelau
Tonga
Tuvalu
Today in history
- Denney, Robert E., Gregory J. W. Urwin. The Civil War years: A day-by-day chronicle of the life of a nation. Sterling, 1992. ISBN 0806985194.[11]
- Gutierrez, Pedro Rafael. Calendario historico: 500 anos de historia de Costa Rica. Universidad Autonoma de Centro America, 1988. ISBN 9977630526.[11]
- Johnson, David E. From day to day: A calendar of notable birthdays and events. Scarecrow Press, 2001. ISBN 081083944X.[2]
- Marsh, W. B., Bruce Carrick. 365: Your date with history. Icon, 2004. ISBN 1840466065.[2]
See also
Citations
- Guide to Reference: Genealogy
- Guide to Reference: General History
- Kister, 1994, p. 379.
- Kister, 1994, p. 388.
- Guide to Reference: Biography
- Guide to Reference: Anthropology and Ethnology
- Kister, 1994, p. 381.
- Kister, 1994, p. 380.
- Guide to Reference: History of the Polar Regions
- Guide to Reference: History of Europe
- Guide to Reference: History of the Americas
- Guide to Reference: History of Asia
- Kister, 1994, p. 376.
- Guide to Reference: Art and Architecture
- Kister, 1994, p. 380-381.
- Guide to Reference: History of Africa
- Kister, 1994, p. 402.
- Kister, 1994, p. 371.
- Kister, 1994, p. 412.
- Kister, 1994, p. 420.
- Kister, 1994, p. 421.
- Kister, 1994, p. 414.
- Kister, 1994, p. 378.
- Kister, 1994, p. 381-382.
- Guide to Reference: Religion
- Kister, 1994, p. 377.
- Kister, 1994, p. 375-376.
- Kister, 1994, p. 427.
- Kister, 1994, p. 379-380.
- Kister, 1994, p. 391.
- Kister, 1994, p. 337.
- Guide to Reference: Biology
- Kister, 1994, p. 334.
- Guide to Reference: Encyclopedias
- Kister, 1994, p. 377-378.
- Guide to Reference: Newspapers
- Guide to Reference: Periodicals
- Kister, 1994, p. 378-379.
- Kister, 1994, p. 364.
- Kister, 1994, p. 395.
- Kister, 1994, p. 376-377.
- Guide to Reference: Government Publications
- Kister, 1994, p. 393.
- Kister, 1994, p. 375.
- Guide to Reference: History of Australia and Oceania.
References
- Guide to Reference. American Library Association. Retrieved 5 December 2014. (subscription required).
- Kister, Kenneth F. (1994). Kister's Best Encyclopedias (2nd ed.). Phoenix: Oryx. ISBN 0-89774-744-5.
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