2011. Covers the politics, economics, society, and cultures of India since 1947.

2008. Begins with a discussion of the partition of India and those who figured prominently in it, then describes the people, political parties, foreign and domestic policies, and economic, religious, and cultural pressures that have played a role in the conflicts between these nations from 1947 to the present.

2012. Provides information on these regions most likely to be 'foreign' to US students.

2012. Covers the 2000-year old story of Christianity in India and its neighbouring countries.

2002. Contains alphabetically arranged essays that discuss significant people, controversies, conflicts, and agreements in the history of U.S. relations with the countries of East Asia since 1784, and includes maps, and a chronology.

2003. Documents the achievements, current challenges, and status of women, addressing women's issues ranging from education to violence.

2023. Addresses the underrepresented scholarly state practice of the Asia-Pacific region in negotiating and implementing the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

2008.This atlas graphically illuminates the region's history tracing back to the 8th-7th century B.C. From the spread of Islam to the invasion of the Mongols, the area has been at the crossroads of some of the world's most important developments, all succinctly explained in this book.

2012. Offers relevant background information on the region's place in the contemporary political and economic world. Includea profiles of the constituent countries of Central Asia.

2006. Encompasses the history, cultures, geography and religions of India from ancient times to the present day.

2009. Covers the early Bronze Age to the fall of the Persian Empire.

2007. Covers all aspects of national politics and Australian politics in regional, international and global contexts. It also takes full account of the colonial origins of Australian politics and includes entries on indigenous politics, frontier politics and settler societies.

2001. Covers people, institutions, and events that have shaped Australian society, politics and culture.

2003. Documents the achievements, current challenges, and status of women, addressing women's issues ranging from education to violence.

2009. This essential, one-stop resource, extensively illustrated with color photographs, clear maps, and graphics will introduce island science to a wide audience and spur further research on some of the planet's most fascinating habitats.

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures is the first comprehensive reference source to chronicle Pre-Hispanic, colonial, and modern Mesoamerica, defined as the lands stretching from Mexico to the southern tip of Central America. With more than 600 articles, it is invaluable for those interested in the rich heritage of this land.

2006 ed. A multivolume encyclopedia documenting the history of one of the most influential religious movements of the Middle Ages -- the Crusades.

2007. A comprehensive resource on the subject of colonialism, tracing many facets of the history of colonial growth and imperialism. Also addresses the ideology and theories behind colonialism and imperialism, and the major issues at the core of the debate on colonialism and its consequences.

2001 ed. A collaborative work of over 600 scholars from more than forty countries, the Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages provides 3,000 concise and detailed articles on all aspects of the period from the fifth to the fifteenth century. It explores art, architecture, religion, law, science, language, philosophy, and theology, as well as cultural, religious, intellectual, social and political history. With a focus on focus on Europe and Christendom, the Encyclopedia also covers the rise of Islam and people of other cultures with whom Europeans came into contact.

2002 ed. Covers the Enlightenment from the rise of Descartes' disciples in 1670 to the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in 1815, ranging from discussions of mercantilism and democracy to the battlefield to the dissemination of ideas in salons and coffeehouses.

1996 ed. A source for information about the range of religious and social changes that altered Europe in the sixteenth century, addressing issues of church polity and theology as well as developments in politics, economics, demographics, art and literature.

1991 ed. With more than 5,000 entries , this is the standard research tool on 1,100 years of Byzantine history. Exhaustive in its coverage, entries on patriarchy and emperors coexist with entries on surgery, musical instruments, and the baking of bread, bringing to life this important culture and empire, from the 4th century to the 15th.

2004 ed. This encyclopedia explores the many peoples of early European civilizations from prehistoric origins through the early Middle Ages (8000 BC to AD 1000).

2011 ed. A good place for starting your research on Tudor England.

2004 ed. Spans prehistoric times to the present, and treats both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland in detail, as written by specialists in history, archaeology, anthropology, geography, politics, economics, the Irish and English languages and literatures, the visual arts and other fields.

2005 ed. A comprehensive reference resource on Celtic culture.

2006 ed. A comprehensive work on the French Revolution and Napoleon's rule covering a wide range of military, political, social, and cultural events and personalities.

2004 ed. Provides a comprehensive discussion of the people, politics, economics, religion, culture, and social systems of Russia, spanning the time from the beginnings of the Russian nation to the end of czarist Russia and on through the rise and fall of the Soviet Union.

2006 ed. Explores the period's scientific, social and cultural history as well as its political, military and economic developments, illustrating the impact of the French Revolution and Napoleonic era on Europe, and the transformation of its institutions by the forces of industrialization, nationalism, mass politics, imperialism, great power rivalries and innovative cultural change.

2006 ed. Details European history from the Bolshevik Revolution to the European Union, linking it to the history of the rest of the world and encompassing the period's scientific, economic, social, cultural, political, and military developments.

2008 ed. With over 650 biographies of influential women and over 600 topical articles covering topics such as geography and history, culture and society, organizations, movements, and gender studies, Women in World History is a definitive reference work in the field.

2008 ed. This encyclopedia surveys the scientific research on gender throughout the ages—the people, experiments, and impact—of both legitimate and illegitimate findings on the scientific community, women scientists, and society at large.

2003 ed. Adopts an international, cross-cultural approach to such diverse topics in marriage and family issues such as adolescent parenthood, cohabitation, widowhood, domestic violence, and commuter marriages. Also examines the history of family life within different cultures and discussing how families have been affected by political and social change.

2013. This unique reference shows how the United States has intervened militarily, politically, and economically in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean from the early 19th century to the present day.

Weapons & Warfare is a one of several full-text reference sets available on a single database, Salem History Collection

2006 ed. A multivolume encyclopedia documenting the history of one of the most influential religious movements of the Middle Ages -- the Crusades.