LibGuides: World History: Find Books

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World History books are found in the following Dewey Decimal Divisions. You can browse the shelves in the Reference or Circulating collections.

900 -- General history
930 -- General history of ancient world
940 -- General history of Europe
950 -- General history of Asia
960 -- General history of Africa
980 -- General history of South America
990 -- General history of other areas

Electronic Books

Government and Politics
ISBN: 141443152X
Publication Date: 2008-02-27
Provides a broad overview of national governments throughout history, explaining their structures and histories, key players and events, and how governments effect, and are affected by, social change.
Gale Encyclopedia of World History
Call Number: E-book
ISBN: 1414431481
Publication Date: 2008-02-27
Provides a broad overview of war throughout world history, from ancient times to present, with a special emphasis on its causes and repercussions.
Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History by William H. McNeill (Editor); Judith P. Zinsser (Editor); Jerry H. Bentley (Editor); David Christian (Editor); David Levinson (Editor); J. R. McNeill (Editor); Heidi Roupp (Editor)
Call Number: E-book
ISBN: 0974309109
Publication Date: 2005-06-01

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Call Number: 954 W866n7
ISBN: 0195166787
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Call Number: 909 T932
ISBN: 0452288193
A theoretical essay that examines empires within the context of dynamic cycles.
The modern Middle East : a history by James L. Gelvin
Call Number: 956 G321
ISBN: 0195167899
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