World History:
Print References in the Reed-Gumenick Library
R 230 C432
Chadwick, Henry, ed. Atlas of the Christian church. New
York: Facts on File Publications, 1987. Maps,
illustrations, and text provide a survey of the Christian
tradition through two thousand years.
R 920.2 D515
Europe 1450 to 1789 : Encyclopedia of the early modern world.
New York: Scribner's, 2004.
R 940 P884
Powell, John ed. Chronology of European history: 15,000 BC to
1997. Pasadena: Salem Press, 1997.
R 940.2 G826
Grendler, Paul F. ed. Encyclopedia of the Renaissance. New
York: Scribner's, 1999.
R 940.2 M981
Murray, Chris, ed. Cultural atlas of the Renaissance. New York:
Prentice Hall, 1993.
R 940.2 W927
Wilson, Norman J. ed. World eras: European Renaissance and
Reformation 1350-1600. Detroit: Gale Group, 2001.
Examines aspects of the daily life and social history of
Europe in the years between 1350 and 1600, looking at world
events, geography, the arts, politics, leisure, religion,
science, health, and other topics; and includes biographical
profiles, a time line, documentary sources, and indexes.
R 947 M659
Milner-Gulland, Robin. Cultural atlas of Russia and the Soviet
Union. New York: Facts on File Publications, 1998. An account
of Russian cultural history
from earliest times to the present. Includes a chronological
table, a table of the rulers of Russia, a bibliography, a
gazetteer, and an index.
R 950 E56
Embree, Ainslie Thomas ed. Encyclopedia of Asian history. New
York: Scribner, 1988.
R 951 B658
Blunden, Caroline. Cultural atlas of China. New York:
Checkmark Books, 1998. Studies the geography, history,
and culture of China; includes information about how China's
borders have changed throughout history, who the most
influential emperors were, and where the language
originated.
R 951 P448
Perkins, Dorothy. Encyclopedia of China : the essential
reference to China, its history and culture. New York:
Facts on File, 1999. Contains over one thousand
alphabetically arranged entries that provide information
about various aspects of China, covering geography,
religion, popular culture, art, literature, history,
politics, foreign relations, and other topics.
R 952 C697
Collcutt, Martin. Cultural atlas of Japan. New York:
Facts on File, 1988. An account of Japanese culture and
society from earliest times to the present day.
R 954 J67
Johnson, Gordon. Cultural atlas of India: India,
Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh & Sri Lanka. New York:
Facts on File, 1996. Survey of the people and
cultural traditions of the Indian sub-continent, from
ancient civilizations through modern times, with color maps,
illustrations, essays on key topics, glossary, bibliography,
and gazetteer.
R 960 M982
Murray, Jocelyn, ed. Cultural atlas of Africa. New York:
Checkmark Books, 1998. Includes a physical
description of Africa's geography, its cultural background,
and a country-by-country survey of each state.
R 970 C672
Coe, Michael D. Atlas of ancient America. New York:
Facts on File, 1986. Contains 56 maps, 329 illustrations,
and accompanying text describing ancient American art,
history, and archaeology.
R 980 T292
Tenenbaum, Barbara A. ed. Encyclopedia of Latin American history
and culture. New York: Charles Scribner's, 1995.
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