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The American Historical Association’s Guide to Historical Literature.
3d ed. 2 vols. New York: Oxford University Press, 1995.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref D 20 .A44x 1995)
Anderson, James Maxwell. The Spanish Civil War: A History and Reference Guide. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2003.
LOCATION: Morris Library (DP269 .A7335 2003)
Fritze, Ronald H., Coutts, Brian E., and Vyhnanek, Louis A. Reference Sources in History: An Introductory Guide. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, 2004.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref D20 .F74x 2004)
McDowell, W. H. Historical Research: A Guide. London; New York: Longman, 2002.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref D1625 .M32 2002)
A Dictionary of Marxist Thought. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press; London, England: Blackwell, 1983.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HX17 .D5 1983)
Encyclopedia of European Social History from 1350-2000. 6 vols. Detroit: Charles Scribner’s Sons,
2001.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HN 373 .E63 2001)
See vol. 2, section 9 (State and Society), article by De Grand on Fascism and
Nazism.
Gilbert, Mark. Historical Dictionary of Modern Italy. (European Historical Dictionaries; no. 34) Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 1999.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref DG555 .G53 1999)
Historical Dictionary of Fascist Italy. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1982.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref DG571 .A1H57 1982)
Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1982.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref DP269 .H54 1982)
Modern Germany: An Encyclopedia of History, People, and Culture,
1871-1990. (Garland Reference Library of the Humanities; vol. 1520) New York: Garland Pub., 1998.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref DD14 .M64 1998)
Rees, Philip. Fascism and Pre-Fascism in Europe, 1890-1945: A Bibliography of the Extreme Right. Brighton, Sussex: Harvester Press; Totowa, N.J.: Barnes & Noble, 1984.
LOCATION: Morris Library (Z2000.7 .R44 1984)
Smith, Angel. Historical Dictionary of Spain. (European Historical Dictionaries; no. 11) Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 1996.
LOCATION: Morris Library (Ref DP12 .S59 1996)
Wilczynski, Jozef. Encyclopedic Dictionary of Marxism, Socialism and Communism. Berlin, New York: de Gruyter, 1981.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HX17 .W54)
Search for periodical articles to supplement your search for books on DELCAT. The University of Delaware Library subscribes to many databases and their use is licensed to the Unversity of Delaware community only. You will not find these resources through a Google or Yahoo search on the World Wide Web, because they are part of the “invisible,” “deep,” or “hidden” Web.
WorldCat Local provides access to some periodical articles, but also check these databases:Check Databases for History for a more comprehensive list of licensed electronic resources for historians.
User guides laying out the scope and detailing the contents of these and other research collections in microfilm and microfiche are available near the Microforms Desk on the Lower Level.
Hitler, Mussolini, and Franco, October 1940 (German Wartime Newsreel - Die Deutsche Wochenschau)
“As anyone who has done it knows, real research loops back and forth, moving forward a step or two, going back while at the same time anticipating stages not yet begun, then moving forward again.”—Wayne C. Booth, et al., The Craft of Research (Chicago, 1995)
“Research is the process of going up alleys to see if they are blind.”—Marston Bates
