The History Highway

A Guide to Internet Resources

Dennis A. Trinkle, Dorothy Auchter, Scott A. Merriman, Todd E. Larson (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

672 Seiten

2002 | 3rd New edition
M.E. Sharpe (Verlag)
978-0-7656-0904-5 (ISBN)

Infos

This text guides users to the astonishing amount of historical information available on the Internet. This edition features more entries on non-US history, and the CD-ROM contains the entire contents as PDF files with live links to the sites. It indicates good destinations for researchers.

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Now including a CD-ROM, this redesigned and thoroughly updated edition of The History Highway guides users to the astonishing amount of historical information available on the Internet. It features more entries on non-U.S. history than ever before, and the CD-ROM contains the entire contents as PDF files with live links, so that users can put the disk into their computers, go on line, and click directly to the sites. A special feature, "Editor's Choice," indicates superior destinations for researchers. In addition to the complete new edition, three specialized versions are also available offering specific coverage of just those sites that apply to world history, U.S. history, or European history, along with basic information about Internet research that is included with all four versions. Covering hundreds of sites and designed for ease of use and maximum flexibility, The History Highway 3.0 is an indispensable tool for historical research in the twenty first-century, no matter what the area or level of interest.

Inhalt

Part I. Getting Started; 1. The Basics; 2. Signing On; Part II. Internet Sites for Historians; 3. General History; 4. Ancient History; 5. Medieval History; 6. Renaissance and Reformation History; 7. African History; 8. Asian History; 9. Australian and New Zealand History; 10. Canadian History; 11. European History; 12. Latin and South American History; 13. United States History; 14. Women's History; 15. World History; 16. Agricultural History and Rural Studies; 17. History of Computers; 18. History of Science; 19. History of Technology; 20. Holocaust Studies; 21. Law, Civil Liberties, and Civil Rights; 22. Modern Military History; 23. Psychohistory; 24. Historiography; 25. Historical Population Databases; 26. Historic Preservation and Conservation; 27. Urban History; 28. Living History and Historic Reenactment; 29. Genealogy; 30. State Historical Societies; 31. History Books on the Internet; 32. History and Social Studies Oganizations; 33. Maps and Images; 34. Resources for Teachers of History: K-12 and College; 35. Discussion Lists; 36. Newsgroups; 37. Electronic Journals; 38. Libraries; 39. Archives and Manuscript Collections; 40. Special Collections; 41. Digital Collections; 42. Online Reference Desk; 43. Online Databases; Glossary

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.4.2002
• Zusatzinfo: index, glossary
• Verlagsort: Armonk
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Web / Internet
• ISBN-10: 0-7656-0904-5 / 0765609045
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7656-0904-5 / 9780765609045
• Zustand: Neuware