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AP Comparative Government: The British and Mexican Revolutions: Encyclopedias and Reference Books / eBooks

Online Reference Databases

START HERE: These resources provide essential background information - who, what, when, where, why, how.

Britannica Academic This link opens in a new window
The world's oldest encyclopedia digitized for the 21st century! In addition to reference articles, it also contains primary sources, journal articles, ebook content, images and video, and links to reliable websites. To cite a reference article, choose Database: Original Content in Database.
Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
Search hundreds of reference books all together or one at a time. Links to these books are also available through our online catalog. (Formerly titled Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Salem History This link opens in a new window
Includes the complete content of several print reference sets, including Great Events from History, Great Lives from History, and Defining Documents.

More Reference Sources

Constitutions of the world. Ref K 3157 .E5 M33 1995

Defining Documents in World History: The 17th Century (1601-1700). Ref D242 .A17 2017 2 vols (also an online ebook)

Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture , 2nd ed. 2008 6 vols (an online ebook)

Encyclopedia of Latin America. F 1406 .E5155 2010 3 vols (also an online ebook)

Encyclopedia of political revolutions. Ref JC 491 .E63 1998

Encyclopedia of politics and religion. Ref BL65 .P7 E53 1998 2 vols

Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment. Ref B 802 .E53 2003 4 vols

Europe, 1450 to 1789. Ref D 209 .E97 2004 6 vols (also an online ebook)

European political facts, 1648-1789. Ref JN 9 B3 1984

Gale encyclopedia of world history: governments. 2008 (an online ebook)

Gale encyclopedia of world history: war. 2008 (an online ebook)

Great Britain: a reference guide from the Renaissance to the present. Ref DA 30 .T665 2003 (also an online ebook)

Great events from history

The 17th century, 1601-1700. Ref D 246 .G68 2005 2 vols (also an online ebook)
The 20th century, 1901-1940. Ref D 421 .G629 2007 6 vols (also an online ebook)

Great lives from history

The 17th century, 1601-1700. Ref CT 117 .G74 2006 (also an online ebook)
The 20th century, 1901-2000. Ref CT120 .G687 2008 (also an online ebook)
Notorious lives. Ref HV 6245 .G687 2007 3 vols (also an online ebook)

History of government from the earliest times: empires, monarchies, and the modern state. Ref JF 51 .F57 1999 3 vols

Latin America, history and culture. Ref F 1406 .T46 1999 4 vols

Milestone documents in world history : exploring the primary sources that shaped the world. Ref D5 .M55 2009 4 vols (also an online ebook)

Oxford companion to British history. Ref DA 34 .O93 1997 (see Subject Index under "constitution" for related articles)

Oxford handbook of the English revolution. 2015 (an online ebook)

Oxford research encyclopedia of Latin American history. 2018 (an online ebook)

War and religion: an encyclopedia of faith and conflict. Ref BL85 .W37 2017 3 vols (also an online ebook)