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HIS 562: British Histories/Global Histories, c. 1750-1950

Guide for students in HIS 562

Getting started

Reader's guide to British history. David Loades, editor. New York: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2003. History Reference (SH). Firestone DA34 .R43 2003

Blackwell Companions to British history:

A Companion to Eighteenth-Century Britain
A Companion to Nineteenth-Century Britain
A Companion to Early Twentieth-Century Britain
A Companion to Contemporary Britain 1939–2000  

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Comprehensive collection of authoritative biographies of "noteworthy people in any walk of life who were connected with the British Isles and British history worldwide. The bibliographies for each entry are an excellent starting point for further research.

 

COLONIAL HISTORY:

India and the British Empire

A Companion to African History

Oxford Handbook of Modern African History

Oxford Handbook of South African History

Oxford Handbook of Nigerian History

Palgrave Handbook of Kenyan History

Oxford Companion to Australian History

Oxford Companion to Canadian History