LibGuides: HIS 4399: Spec Topics: Byzantines & Turks: Research Starter

Research Starter

On this page you will find resources that you can use to start your research. You will find many encyclopedias and dictionaries on this page. Many are available in the West Library, but some are available online.

You can also go to the Subject research starter page under this one to find more encyclopedias and dictionaries that are specific to a particular subject area.

Cambridge Histories

The Cambridge Ancient History by Edwards, I. E. S. (Iorwerth Eiddon Stephen)
Call Number: D57 .C252
ISBN: 9780521263351
Publication Date: 1970-2005
The New Cambridge Modern History by C. L. Mowat (Editor)
Call Number: D208 .N4
ISBN: 0521045517
Publication Date: 1957-1970
The New Cambridge Medieval History by Rosamond McKitterick (Editor, Contribution by)
Call Number: D117 .C3
ISBN: 9780521362924
Publication Date: 1995-09-14

Catholic Encyclopedia

New Catholic Encyclopedia by Catholic University of America Staff
Call Number: Ref. BX841 .N44 1967 v.1 - v. 17
ISBN: 007010235X
Publication Date: 1989-01-01

Credo Reference

Credo Reference
Credo Reference is an online platform for reference materials It contains 3.6 million articles from 1,220 publications such as encyclopedias and dictionaries.
You can search by major topic, such as history, or just type in the term that you wish to search for.

World History Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of World History
Call Number: D21 .E577 1998
ISBN: 0198602235
Publication Date: 1999-04-08
The Encyclopedia of world history : ancient, medieval, and modern, chronologically arranged by Peter N. Stearns (Editor); William L. Langer
Call Number: D21 .E578 2001, Reference (1st Floor)
ISBN: 9780395652374
Publication Date: 2001-09-24

Ancient Near Eastern History

Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece by Nigel Wilson (Editor)
Call Number: DF16 .E52 2010
ISBN: 9780415973342
Publication Date: 2005-10-31
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome by Michael Gagarin (Editor)
Call Number: Ref. DE 5 .O95 2010
ISBN: 9780195170726
Publication Date: 2009-12-31

Ancient History Encyclopedia
An online encyclopedia published by the World History Foundation.

The Oxford Handbook of Warfare in the Classical World by Brian Campbell (Editor); Lawrence A. Tritle (Editor)
Call Number: U29 .O93 2013
ISBN: 9780195304657
Publication Date: 2013-01-09

Byzantine/Ottoman/Turkish History Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Cultures by Suad Joseph; Afsaneh Najmabadi
ISBN: 9789047403487
Publication Date: 2007-01-01
Historical Dictionary of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Ante Cuvalo
Call Number: Ref. DR 1675.5 C88 1997
ISBN: 0810833441
Publication Date: 1997-09-28
Hittite Etymological Dictionary by Jaan Puhvel
ISBN: 9783110499520
Publication Date: 2017-01-11
The Ottoman Empire [2 Volumes] by Mehrdad Kia
Call Number: Ref. DS 35.53.O96 2009
ISBN: 9781610693882
Publication Date: 2017-06-15
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World by John L. Esposito (Editor)
Call Number: Ref. DS 35.53.O96 2009
ISBN: 9780195305135
Publication Date: 2009-04-03
The Persian Empire: A Historical Encyclopedia by Mehrdad Kia
Call Number: Ref. DS 275.K5 2016
ISBN: 9781610693905
Publication Date: 2016-06-27

Historians of the Ottoman Empire
Hosted by the University of Chicago, Historians of the Ottoman Empire intends to comprise all the historians who have lived and produced within the geographical limits of the Ottoman Empire -- regardless of the language in which they wrote. The reference book will thus cover works of history primarily in Turkish, but also in Arabic, Persian, Armenian, Greek, and other languages.