HIS 215 - The European Century, 1800-1914

Reference (print)  |  Reference (online)  |  Books  |  Magazines and newspapers  |  Web sites

 

This guide is intended to help the student become familiar with the library's resources that focus on the time frame of 1800 - 1914.  It includes reference materials, overviews, monographs, magazine and newspaper sources, and internet sites.  Please note these are just a few examples of the many resources available. For additional help, ask a librarian at any time.

Reference (print)

A-Z of Modern Europe since 1789 – R 940.2 P7735 a
Encyclopedia of European Social History from 1350 – 2000 – vols. 1-6 – R 306.094 E563
European Political Facts, 1789-1848 – R 320.94027 C7713 e
European Political Facts, 1848-1918 – R 320.94028 C7713 e
The European Powers in the First World War: An Encyclopedia – R  940.3 E895
International Historical Statistics: Europe, 1750-1993 – R 314 M6825 e, 1998
The Longman Handbook of Modern European History, 1763-1997 – R 940.2 C77141, 1998



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Reference (online)

Modern World History Online – Modern World History Online covers the important people and events of world history from the age of exploration in the mid-15th century through the modern era. Topical entries, biographies, maps, primary source documents, and timeline entries provide a detailed and comparative view of the people, places, and events that have defined world history.

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Books/Monographs

The following books are non-reference sources that deal broadly with the subject of European History 1800 - 1914 (sometimes referred to as overviews):

Aspects of European History, 1789-1980 – floor 2 – 940.2 L481 a2
Europe, 1715-1919 : From Enlightenment to World War – floor 2 – 940.253 E495 e
Europe, 1815-1914 – floor 2 – 940.28 K67 e
Europe since Napoleon – floor 2 – 940.28 T482 e 1962
The European Colonial Empires, 1815-1919 – floor 2M – 325.32 W5152 e
European Imperialism in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries – floor 2 – 940.28 S6646 e

To find other relevant books, do a subject search using specific SUBJECT headings such as:

Europe - History - 1789 - 1900
Europe - History - 1815 - 1848
Europe - History - 1848 - 1871
Europe - History - 1871 - 1918

For monographs, you can also put in names of specific people or events in a keyword search. Pay attention as well to other headings given to books you find on your topic. Also browse the shelf area where you find books on your subject.

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Magazines and Newspapers

Academic Search Premier – More than 4500 magazines and scholarly journals.

JSTOR – Full text of more than 750 scholarly journals.

 

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Web Sites

The web sites selected here are reliable, relevant sources for researching European history during the time period 1800 - 1914 and related subjects:

Britain's Empire in 1815 – This BBC essay by Professor Andrew Porter explains how Britain achieved preeminence and features color maps, related articles, links, and more.

EuroDocs: History of the United Kingdom – Primary Documents – These links connect to Western European (mainly primary) historical documents and shed light on key historical happenings. The sources on the United Kingdom cover various chronological periods, such as 1689 to 1815 and 1816 to 1918.

Monuments and Dust: The Culture of Victorian London – Monuments and Dust is the work of an international group of scholars assembling a complex visual, textual, and statistical representation of Victorian London. The project relates not only the social and cultural life of London, but also the historical transformations during the reign of Victoria. Available are Texts, Data, Models, Maps, and Online Publications. The site includes extracts from Victorian editions of The Times and information on various cultural issues of the time. There is also a 3-D model of Crystal Palace, site of the Great Exhibition.

Red Flag – Part of PBS's The People's Century television series, this site covers the Russian Revolution and its aftermath, providing text and audio interviews, a teacher's guide, and links to related sites.

The Victorian Web – Brown University – This award-winning site is full of material on Victorian era sub-topics (Political, Social, Gender, Philosophy, Religion, Science, Technology, Visual Arts, Entertainment, etc.) and each section typically features a concise essay, some images, and internal links that lead to much more information.

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