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HISE/WGS 3240: Boys to Men: European Masculinities (Harder) Fall 2024 3240-01

Librarian: Dr. Mary Lynn Bensen

Finding Background Information in Reference Sources

Reference books (encyclopedias, handbooks, chronologies, atlases) are valuable sources of information. 

  • Brief overviews  
  • Important concepts, names, and dates  
  • Lists of sources for further reading  
  • Free photocopying at Reference Desk  
  • Do not generally count as required sources   

Encyclopedia of European Social History from 1350-2000                 Ref HN 373 E63 2001

Encyclopedia of Gender and Society                         

 

Ref HQ 1115 E54 2009

International Encyclopedia of Men and Masculinities

 

Ref HQ 1090 I58 2007

Cambridge Histories Online                                                                                                            Under Databases on library website

Complete text of over 350 scholarly texts in the Cambridge History Series.  Each title is also listed individually in the library's online catalog.  Dates vary.