HIS 214 - Absolutism and Revolution, 1660-1800

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 1660 - 1800.  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)

Arts & Humanities Through the Eras: The Age of Baroque and Enlightenment – vol. 5 – R 700.9 A7927
Encyclopedia of European Social History from 1350 to 2000 – vols. 1-6 – R 306.094 E563 
Encyclopedia of the Age of Political Revolutions ... , 1760-1815 – vols. 1-2 – R 909.7 E564
The Encyclopedia of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars – vols. 1-3 – R 944.04 E563
Europe 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World – vols. 1-6 – R 940.2 E894
The Facts on File Dictionary of European History, 1485-1789 – R 940.203 W7227 f
Longman Handbook of Early Modern Europe, 1453-1763 – R 940.2 C7714 lo
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History – vols. 1-4 – R 305.4203 O983

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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.

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Online version of 60 volume set. Over 56,000 biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond, from the earliest times to the year 2003.

Salem History – Includes the complete content of Milestone Documents, The Decades (an American history series), Great Lives from History (worldwide coverage), and Great Events from History (worldwide coverage).

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Books/Monographs

The following books are non-reference sources that deal broadly with the subject of European History 1660- 1800 (sometimes referred to as overviews):

The Age of Absolutism – floor 2 – 940.22 B4524 a 1962
The Age of Enlightenment – floor 2M – 190 C938 a
Early Modern Europe: An Oxford History – floor 2 – 940.2 E128
Europe 1715-1919: From Enlightenment to World War – floor 2 – 940.253 E495 e
The French Revolution, 1787-1804 – floor 2 – 944.04 J785 f
The Making of Modern Europe, 1648-1780 – floor 2 – 940.25 T7843 m
Oxford History of the French Revolution – floor 2 – 944.04 D7543 o
The Triumph of Science and Reason, 1660–1685 – floor 2 – 940.25 N975 t

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Magazines and Newspapers

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

JSTOR – Full text of more than 950 scholarly journals.

Web Sites

The web sites selected here are reliable, relevant sources for researching European history during the time period 1660 - 1800 and related subjects:

The Italian Renaissance / Early Modern – This online course by Professor Thomas Hooker, based at Washington State University, offers an overview of Ancient and Medieval History, including the Renaissance. It offers clear and informative lecture notes, maps, a photo gallery, timelines, links to relevant sites, and more.

The Online Medieval and Classical Library – Part of the Berkeley Digital Library, OMACL is a collection of some of the most important literary works of Classical and Medieval civilization.

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