Bibliographies
- Oxford BibliographiesHigh-level overviews of scholarship written by top names in the field get researchers and faculty up to speed quickly on topics beyond an area of expertise.
Handbooks
- Oxford Handbooks OnlineOxford Handbooks Online is a collection of the best Handbooks across many different subject areas including history and political science.
- Cambridge Companions OnlineProvides introductions to major writers, artists, philosophers, topics and periods in the subject areas of literature, philosophy, classics, religion and cultural studies in a functional, cross-searchable online environment.
Print and Online Encyclopedias
The library's collection includes a significant number of online and print encyclopedias focused on U.S. foreign relations. The titles below represent a small selection of useful material, so please be sure to browse the shelves or use JumboSearch to find more!
The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Military and Diplomatic History
Call Number: Reference E181 .O95 2013Offers both assessment and analysis of the key episodes, issues and actors in the military and diplomatic history of the United States.
Encyclopedia of U.S. Foreign RelationsCall Number: Reference E183.7 .E53 1997This comprehensive four-volume reference examines the political, economic, military, and cultural interactions of the federal government and the American people with nations and peoples abroad from 1776 to the late 1990s.Political History of America's Wars
Call Number: EBookUnique one-stop resource for essential information on every military action involving the United States and its precursor colonies.Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy
Call Number: Reference E183.7 .E52 2002Provides in-depth interpretive essays, commissioned from foreign policy experts, explaining the concepts and historical trends that have guided and influenced American foreign policy throughout U.S. history.
Historical Encyclopedia of U.S. Presidential Use of Force, 1789-2000Call Number: Book Stacks E176.1 .H56 2001Examines the use of military force short of war by U.S. presidents for the past 200 years.
Greenwood Encyclopedia of International RelationsCall Number: EBookPrimarily focused on the rise of the Great Powers and the course of world civilizations, their formative wars and diplomatic, political and economic relations.
Encyclopedia of the United States in the Nineteenth CenturyCall Number: EBookCovers all aspects of 19th century history: population, politics and government, economy and work, society and culture, religion, social problems and reform, everyday life, and foreign policy are explored