History Resource Center: World

Gale Digital Collections  History Resource Center: World provides a full range of sources for research: Over 22,000 reference articles and 500 “viewpoint” essays, from 32 reference sets Nearly 23,000 biographies 235,000 full-text articles from over 300 peer-reviewed periodicals and journals, and newswires (and growing daily) Almost 3,600 maps and images Over 2,000 primary source documents, with many more on the way in 2007 Audio and video clips covering historic events  Award-wining, authoritative reference content drawn from leading imprints, including: Macmillan Reference USA, St. James Press, Primary Source Microfilm, and Charles Scribner’s Sons Print reference and primary sources valued at more than $45,000!  History Resource Center: World is relevant your students’ research needs Continuous updating—periodicals and newswire stories added daily “Spotlight” features tie current events together with their historical causes and origins

Gale Digital Collections  The comprehensive collection of sources in History Resource Center: World supports study across disciplines: One-stop resource for studies in: history, sociology, culture, religion, political science, gender studies, geography, conflict, foreign policy and diplomatic relations, slavery, the World Wars, the Age of Imperialism and in many other disciplines across the social sciences and humanities  History Resource Center: World includes a wealth of academic content Essays on key topics in world history, written by the leading scholars, reviewed by their peers and overseen by an editorial board of experts, all drawn from the top universities and institutions in the world Hundreds of thousands of full-text articles from the top journals in world history studies, and other related disciplines, providing a modern analysis of historical topics and events  In their own words and deeds : Primary sources provide first-hand accounts on some of the most notable events in world history, from the Analects of Confucius to a letter from a Crusader to his wife, in 1098 Audio and video accounts provide direct accounts and images of events as they unfolded, from the Edison and the kinetoscope to Joseph Salk speaking about his polio vaccine  Fully cross-searchable with History Resource Center: U.S.! …and Collegiate Study

Gale Digital Collections Mapping History RC to HISTORY Curriculum United States History, Present The goal of this course is to provide students with a basic understanding of American history since Focusing on both the domestic scene and America's changing place in world affairs, the class will return to a number of themes: America's growing economic and military power in the world — and the limits of this power; the development of a mass culture; the growth of a powerful economy and the efforts to distribute its munificence, to blunt its inequalities, and to maintain its prosperity; the struggle to win the rights of citizenship for all Americans, regardless of race, class, creed, or sex; and the efforts of America's political leaders and the national government to manage and control the changing political, economic, cultural, and international situation.

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Mapping History RC to HISTORY Curriculum British History, 1688 to Present This lecture course covers the history of Britain in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. Topics include: British society and politics in the 18th century; 18th century economic and cultural change; industrialization and the making of modern class identities; the impact of the French revolution on British politics; the development of working class politics; Liberalism, Conservatism, and the emergence of Labour politics; gender and the activities and ideas of women; sexuality in the 19th and 20th centuries; imperialism, science, and the ideas about race; the impact of the two world wars; Britain in the post- colonial era; youth in Britain in the post-war era; and contemporary British social, political, and cultural movements.

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Mapping History RC to POLITICAL SCIENCE Curriculum Introduction to American Politics An introduction to American politics with emphasis on the electoral process, the functioning of political parties, and the decision-making process in the national congress, the presidency, and the federal courts.

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Mapping History RC to POLITICAL SCIENCE Curriculum Introduction to World Politics An introduction to the concepts and theories of the processes and factors believed to influence interactions between countries. Illustrations from both historical and recent world developments. The phenomena of conflict, international organizations' activities, international political-economic relations, and strategic interactions in general take center stage.

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