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East - Central European and Balkan History
Countries
CIA
World Factbook Links
Reference Guides
Regional survey including political and
economic analyses, directories of government and financial institutions,
political biographies and a statistical survey of each country.
Reference
Sources in History: An Introductory Guide. 1990. (Ref. D 20 F7)
Describes 685 major reference sources for
all periods of history and all geographical areas.
Russian and East European Studies Virtual Library
http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/reesweb/
A broswsable and searchable virtual library maintained by the
Indexes & Abstracts
Academic
Index ASAP. 1980-
Multidisciplinary
database of journals and popular magazines, many with full text articles.
Combined
Retrospective Index Set to Journals in History, 1838-1974. 11
vols. 1976-78. (Ref. D 1 C73)
Selective
indexing of about 1,000 journals in history, political science, and sociology. Volumes 1-4 are devoted exclusively to
world history.
Historical
Abstracts. 1954-
Premiere source
for scholarly articles, books, and many dissertations on all aspects of world
history except the
Bibliographies & Catalogs
International Bibliography of Historical Sciences. 1926-1939, 1947-1961. (Ref. Z 6205 I61)
Standard listing of books, essays, and
articles in all major European languages. Prefatory matter, notes, and section headings are in
various languages. Covers all aspects and branches of
history, including social, economic, religious, and intellectual history, and
its ancillary fields.
Provides
access to the rich and varied collections of major
Bibliographic guide published by
Dictionaries
Dictionary of East European History since 1945.
1994. (Ref. DJK50 H43 1994)
Dictionary of Post World War II history in
Haydn's
Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information Relating
to all Ages and Nations. (Ref. D9
H45 1889)
Chronological dictionary which includes important dates in
Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia
of
Slavonic encyclopaedia. 1969. (Ref. D377 S58 1969)
Volumes 1 - 4.
Handbooks & Chronologies
East Central
and
Handbook of East European library resources available in the
East
East-Central European bibliography.
The East
European and Soviet Data Handbook:
Political, Social, and Developmental Indicators, 1945-1975. 1980. (Ref.
HA 1446 S53)
Post World War
II handbook of political, social and developmental indicators for
The Longman
Handbook of Modern European History, 1763-1985. 1987. (Ref. D 299 C627)
Supplies chronology of major events and
movements by topic, including political, social, religious, economic, and
diplomatic history. Lists names and dates of important office holders. Provides statistics, brief biographies, topical biographies, and
glossary of terms.
Southeastern European and Balkan bibliographies.
The Wilson
Calendar of World History.(Ref. D 11 .W65 1999)
A comprehensive chronology of world events covering the period
from 3500 B.C. to 1998 arranged by date, geographical area, and subject
categories.
Almanacs & Yearbooks
Austrian History Yearbook.
Annual. 1965- (DB1 A772)
Holdings include Volumes 1 – 25 (1965 – 1994) and
Volumes 28 – 33 (1997 – 2002).
World Almanac and Book of Facts. Annual. 1923-
(Ref. AY 67 N5 W7) & FWB
Quick source for facts, figures, and
events of each year.
Feature articles provide useful background information.
Atlases
A Concise Historical Atlas of
Historical maps of
Historical Atlas of East Central Europe . 1993. (Ref. Atlases DJK4 S93 v. 1)
Maps of East Central
Europe from 400 C. E. to the present.
Historical Atlas of East Central Europe . 1995. (Ref. FWB. G2081 S1 M34 1995)
Maps of East Central
Europe from 400 C. E. to the present.
Historical Atlas of the Holocaust. 1996. (Ref. Atlases G 1797 .21 E29 H5
1996)
Published by the
The Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of
Revised and updated edition of the Concise Historical Atlas of
Eastern Europe.
Rand Mcnally Atlas of World History. 1983. (Ref. Atlases. G 1030 R32)
Illustrates, through combined use of maps
and text, the development of human society in its physical settings. Chronological in
arrangement, from antiquity to modern times.
Statistical Sources
CIA World Factbook. 2004. (Gov. Docs. PREX 3.15) http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
This work provides statistical and narrative information about
countries of the world.
Europa World Year Book. 2 volumes. Annual. (Ref. Desk JN 1 E85)
This work provides summaries of the geography, history,
government, economy, services, religion and media of each country in the world.
Descriptive information, as well as statistical tables and charts, are
included.
International
Historical Statistics:
Contains comparative data for 24 European countries based on
official sources. Hundreds of tables arranged in 10 sections: Population and
Vital Statistics, Labour Force, Agriculture,
Industry, External Trade, Transport and Communications, Finance, Prices,
Education, and National Accounts.
Statistical Abstract
of the World. 1994 & 1997.
(1994 at Ref. HA 154 S68; 1997 at Ref. Desk HA 154 S68)
World
statistics by category.
Statistical
Yearbook/Annuaire Statisque. Annual. 1948- (Ref. JX 1977 A2 ST STAT
XX S79)
The United Nation's statistical abstract
of the world, regional, and country data. Covers demographics, social and
educational statistics, and domestic/external economic activity.
The World Economy: Historical Statistics.
2003. (Ref. HF 1359 M333 2003)
Biographical Sources
Who's Who
in the Socialist countries of
Three volume set
containing biographical information on a wide variety of persons from Central
and
Guide to Slavic Studies
Cornell, Institute for European Studies
Provides links to Cornell programs as well as to
informational links, such as Centers for
Harvard University, Davis Center for Russian Eurasian
Studies
Established in 1948, the Center provides links to
University programs of study and scholarly information on the regions.
Indiana University, Russian and East European
Institute
Established in 1958 in
Michigan State University, Slavic Studies Resources
A good guide to online Slavic
Studies Resources.
Ohio
State University, Russian and East European History
This departmental homepage provides an overview of
the faculty and courses offered, and links to
University Resources including the Hilandar Research Library at http://cmrs.osu.edu/rcmss/ which provides access to
University Of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Russian
and East European Center
Provides valuable information
about the region, including current news and conference sites.
Additional resources can be located via the
Library Links.
University Of Pittsburgh, Russian and East European
Studies
Provides valuable information
about the region, excellent library sources, and grant information.
University Of Washington, Russian, East European and
Central Asian Studies Center
Provides information on the study of the region and
includes links to Center Newsletters and publications.
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars,
East European Studies
Excellent resource for ongoing
studies of the region. Provides links to archived occasional
papers and events.
Primary Sources
League of Nations Statistical and Disarmament Documents
http://www.library.northwestern.edu/govpub/collections/league/index.html
The digital
collection at Northwestern University contains the full text of 260 League of
Nations documents. The documents in this collection "focus on three areas:
the founding of the League, international statistics published by the League,
and the League's work toward international disarmament."
World War II
Inter Allied Conferences CD-ROM. (Doc D 5.22:C 76/CD)
President
Franklin D. Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill formulated allied
grand strategy at a series of high-level conferences held in
Journals
The following is a partial list
of journals and newspapers on Eastern and Central European history available on
the second floor of the UWF library. Most of these journals are indexed in Historical
Abstracts, Humanities Abstracts, and the Combined Retrospective
Index Set to Journals in History, 1838-1974. Several titles have links to
electronic text.
|
Central
European History |
D 901 C34 |
v.12 - 36,
1979-2003 Online 2000+ |
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Czechoslovak Journal
of Physics |
Online only |
v. 51+, 2001 + |
|
Czechoslovak
Mathematical Journal |
QA1 .C45 |
v.19 - 26,
1969-76 Online 1997+ |
|
East |
DR 2 E16 |
v. 1–28,
1974-2001 |
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Eastern European Economics |
HC 244 A1 E3 |
v. 7–14,
1968-76 |
|
Eastern European Politics and Societies : EEPS |
JN 96 A2
E17 |
v. 7–18,
1993-2004 |
|
Eastern
European Quarterly |
DR 1 E33 |
v. 27+, 1993+ |
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History Today |
D 1 .H818 |
v. 2-41,
1952-91 |
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Slavic and
East European Arts |
NX 542 S57 |
v.1-7, 1982-92 |
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Slavic Review |
D377 A1 A5 |
v. (20)-42,
1961-83 v.54-63,
1995-2004 |
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Slavonic and
East European Review |
D 377 A1
S65 |
v. 1-22 and
47-61 |
Internet Sites
American Association for the
Advancement of Slavic Studies
Non-profit, non-political scholarly
society dedicated to the advancement of knowledge about Russian and
Central and East European
legal, political, business and economics resources.
Center for Democracy and Technology
Bridging the Digital Divide –
Internet Access in Central
and
Central and Eastern Europe Business
Information Center
International trade association; US Dept of Commerce Site
Central and Eastern
European Internet Directory for Human Rights
Comprehensive
collection of Links with reference to Human Rights Issues focusing on Central
and
The signature project of the
and the former
Federation of
East European Family History Societies
Organized in 1992 as an umbrella
organization that promotes family research in Eastern and
Historical maps of Central and
Eastern Europe
Link from the
Federation of East European Family History Societies, providing historical maps
of Central and
An annotated and
illustrated collection of worldwide links to mythologies, fairy tales and
folklore, sacred arts and sacred traditions.
An
electronic networking resource for nongovernmental organizations in Central and
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
An excellent source for
current events in the region. Also includes
information on archival broadcasts in the region.
Regional and Environmental Center for Central and
Eastern Europe
The
School of Slavonic and East European
Studies University College London
Webography of sources for Central and
Online
journal providing coverage of regional post-Communist countries. Also provides
alternate and interesting means of communication regarding the region.
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Date Last Updated: August 2004