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Reader's guide to British history
Title
Reader's guide to British history [electronic resource] / David Loades, editor.
ISBN
9781849722247 (online)
9781579582425 (print)
1579582427 (Set : alk. paper)
1579584268 (v. 1 : alk. paper)
1579584276 (v. 2 : alk. paper)
Published
New York [N.Y.] : Fitzroy Dearborn, 2003 (Boston, Mass. : Credo Reference, 2012.)
Physical Description
1 online resource (1168 entries) : 1 image, digital files.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Description based on title page of print version.
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
"A masterful attempt to describe the historical secondary literature of the British Isles -- from prehistory to the present day -- the set is comprised of substantial essays of 1,000 to 3,000 words each on a wide array of subjects -- all written by pre-eminent scholars in language accessible to beginning students and advanced researchers. Each listed essay title is given a thorough annotation."--"The Top 20 Reference Titles of the Year," American Libraries, May 2004.
The Reader's Guide to British History is the essential source to secondary material on British history. This resource contains a significant number of A-Z entries on the history of Britain, from ancient and Roman Britain to the present day. Each entry lists 6-12 of the best-known books on the subject, then discusses those works in an essay of 800 to 1,000 words prepared by an expert in the field. The essays provide advice on the range and depth of coverage as well as the emphasis and point of view espoused in each publication.
Variant and related titles
British history.
Credo reference.
Other formats
Print version:
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 19, 2022
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (v. 2, p. 1443-1536).
Contents
A-Z.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Electronic books.
Also listed under
Credo Reference (Firm)
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