Library Guides Subjects: History
History resources
Civil War and Reconstruction (UNH Durham)by Bill Ross - last updated on Oct 06th, 2009This guide primarily covers the period from 1828 to 1877 in U.S. History, focusing on the origins, course, and consequences of the Civil War. While it does cover military aspects of the war in some detail, it focuses on other topics, as well.
Colloquium: America in the 1930s (UNH Durham)by Bill Ross - last updated on Aug 26th, 2009Major colloquium spanning the period between the stock market crash of 1929 and the 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. Students will complete a major research paper based on original sources, dealing with American history during the 1930s.
Colloquium: Gender, Race, and Nation (UNH Durham)by Bill Ross - last updated on Oct 13th, 2009This course examines the modern nation-state in comparative historical perspective. It explores how the ideas and realities of race and gender have shaped state formation, policy, and law in the Americas.
Western Civilization (UNH Durham)by Bill Ross - last updated on Nov 12th, 2009The classical origins and evolution of European civilization through the Renaissance, Reformation, and voyages of discovery. The rise of Europe to global supremacy in the 19th century and its transformation in the 20th century.
World History to the 16th Century (UNH Durham)by Bill Ross - last updated on Oct 06th, 2009The global experience of human communities with special emphasis on the development of the major civilizations and their interactions. Comparisons of social, cultural, religious, and political life and the emergence of distinctive and diverse human societ