History 333 (1975 - 1999)
The End of the Century
Reference (print) | Reference (online) | Books | Magazines and newspapers | Web sites
Reference (print)
American Decades (1970-1979, 1980-1989, 1990-1999) – R 973.92 A512
Annals of America – vols. 20-22 (primary sources) – R 973 A613, 2003
The Carter Years – R 973.926 K212 c
Cold War America, 1946-1990 – R 973.92 G8234 c
The Cold War Presidency: A Documentary History – R 973.92 L2855 c
Encyclopedia of the Clinton Presidency – R 973.929 L6686 e
Encyclopedia of the Persian Gulf War – R 956.704 S3996 e
Encyclopedia of the Reagan-Bush Years – R 973.92703 L6686 e
The Nixon-Ford Years – R 973.924 G8116 n
Postwar America:...Social, Political, Cultural and Economic History – R 973.92 P8588
The Seventies in America – R 973.924 S4974
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Reference (online)
American National Biography (also in print) – Portraits of more than 17,400 American men and women.
Facts on File: World News Digest – Key news information (1940 - present) from more than 100 major newspapers, news magazines, and other periodicals from the U.S. and around the world.
History Database Center – Includes biographies, subject entries, chronologies, primary sources, maps and charts, and images.
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Books/Monographs
The following books are non-reference sources that deal broadly with the subject of United States History 1975 to present (sometimes referred to as overviews):
The Aftermath, 1975-85 – folio/floor 2 – 959.7044 D7544 a
Decade of Nightmares : The End of the Sixties and the Making of Eighties America –
floor 2 – 973.92 J524 d
The Digital Decade--the 90s – folio/floor 2 – 973.929 D5744
Pride and Prosperity, the 80s – folio/floor 2 – 973.927 P9475
The 1970s – folio/floor 2 – 909.827 H2193 n
The Seventies : The Great Shift in American Culture, Society, and Politics – floor 2 – 973.92 S3865 s
Time of Transition : The 70s – folio/floor 2 – 973.924 T5834
To find other relevant books, do a subject search using specific SUBJECT headings such as:
United States History 1969 -
Nineteen Seventies
Nineteen Eighties
Nineteen Nineties
Europe Eastern - Politics and Government 1989
Persian Gulf War 1991
Middle East - Foreign Relations - United States
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
Below are magazine and newspaper sources that are available in databases online. An asterisk (*) indicates a database containing primary source material.
JSTOR – Full text of more than 750 scholarly journals.
* The Nation Archive – The Nation magazine, 1865 on.
* ProQuest Historical Newspapers – Search the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Atlanta Daily World, Pittsburgh Courier, and Los Angeles Times.
* ProQuest Platinum – 2000 magazines, 1986 on. Also the New York Times (1980 on), Wall Street Journal (1984 on). More than 40 other newspapers and news services.
* Readers’ Guide Retrospective – Indexing only (no full text) for 370 magazines, 1890-1982.
Click here to find if the library has a specific magazine, journal, or newspaper.
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Web Sites
The websites selected here are reliable, relevant sources for researching the subject of United States History 1975 to present and related subjects. An asterisk (*) indicates a site containing primary source material.
* Global Connections – PBS, Harvard University and UCLA – Global Connections: Putting World Events in Context provides the background information needed to understand events occurring in the Middle East. The site also aggregates and contextualizes the rich resources available throughout public broadcasting, including material from Frontline, Online NewsHour, NOW with Bill Moyers, Morning Edition, Talk of the Nation, and many others.
* The Gulf War – Frontline – This Frontline site offers a comprehensive and engaging history of the Gulf War from the perspective of those who participated. Major categories include Oral Histories, War Stories, and Weapons and Technology; there are maps, a chronology, images, essays, discussions of Gulf Syndrome, and more.
* Mideast: Land of Conflict – CNN – Part of the CNN.com Archives, this site is an excellent introduction to strife in the Mid East -- past and present.
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