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Topic » History
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Includes resources for studies on East Asia. Navigate by theme or time period. |
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Includes resources for studies on East Asia. Navigate by theme or time period. |
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A selection of primary sources. |
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"This site is dedicated to making accessible the key documents, movies, blogs, and publications of a movement of Chinese people seeking to reclaim their country's history." |
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Edited by Dr. U. Theobald, Senior Lecturer, Department of Chinese Studies, University of Tübingen, Germany. |
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Enables search of historical place names in Chinese history. |
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An online digital library that makes pre-modern (pre-Qin and Han, post-Han) Chinese texts available online. Includes annotations, overlayed dictionary entries, references, English translations, and more. |
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Read About the Constitution in Plain English: The Constitution Annaotated provides a comprehensive overview of how the Constitution has been interpreted over time and is now available on this new site with upgraded search capabilities. The online Constitution Annotated includes discussions of the Supreme Court’s latest opinions. |
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A brief overview of Chinese history from the early republican period (1912) to present. |
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"Since 1972, the General Social Survey (GSS) has been monitoring societal change and studying the growing complexity of American society." |
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Gun regulation in the United States is arguably among the most controversial and heavily-debated topics in American history. The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution states: A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. |
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Specializing in the analysis of laws related to social justice topics such as
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"...a leading center for archive-based research and analysis on historical issues regarding Japan in core areas of interest to the institution: war, revolution, and peace." |
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Contains articles from journals such as The Journal of American History, The American Journal of Archaeology and of the History of the Fine Arts, and Reviews in American History. |
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Contains articles from journals such as The Journal of American History, The American Journal of Archaeology and of the History of the Fine Arts, and Reviews in American History. Non-UWest users can access certain articles in the Register and Read program. |
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Primary sources: documents, recordings, and artifacts. |
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A digitized collection of writings from women in late imperial China (1368-1911). |
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A visualization of mob executions of people of color in the United States from 1835-1964, includes bibliographical references. |
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Founded in 2011, the Seshat: Global History Databank brings together the most current and comprehensive body of knowledge about human history in one place. Our unique Databank systematically collects what is currently known about the social and political organization of human societies and how civilizations have evolved over time. |
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This database contains "a multitude of essential legal materials on slavery in the United States and the English-speaking world. This includes every statute passed by every colony and state on slavery, every federal statute dealing with slavery, and all reported state and federal cases on slavery." |
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This database contains "a multitude of essential legal materials on slavery in the United States and the English-speaking world. This includes every statute passed by every colony and state on slavery, every federal statute dealing with slavery, and all reported state and federal cases on slavery." |
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Explore world history through the lens of art. |
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"...a collection of open access materials for the study of South Asia." |
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An English translation of the Ming Shi-lu, which can be searched and browsed by year. |
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This is a list of items in the UWest catalog with the subject heading United States -- History. |
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Founded in 2011, the Seshat: Global History Databank brings together the most current and comprehensive body of knowledge about human history in one place. Our unique Databank systematically collects what is currently known about the social and political organization of human societies and how civilizations have evolved over time. |
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Including data about the American people and economy. The first US census was taken in 1790. |
