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History & Politics Dictionaries & Encyclopaedias

HyperHistory Entries relating to 3,000 years of world history
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics Contains over 1,700 entries on all aspects of politics.
A Dictionary of Contemporary World History Provides informative and analytical entries on the most important people, organizations and events that have shaped our history from 1900 to the present day.
A Dictionary of Critical Theory The most wide-ranging and up-to-date dictionary of critical theory available.
A Dictionary of Political Biography Covers all the major figures in world politics of the twentieth century.
Dictionary of the Social Sciences Presents concise, clearly written definitions of more than 1,500 important terms.
A Dictionary of Sociology Provides widespread coverage of all aspects of sociology.
A Dictionary of World History Contains a wealth of information on all aspects of history, from prehistory right up to the present day.
The Oxford Companion to Australian History Covers people, institutions, and events that have shaped Australian society, politics and culture.
The Oxford Companion to Australian Military History A comprehensive guide to Australian military history.
Oxford Companion to Australian Politics Covers such topics as biographies, key events, policy issues, colonial origins, indigenous politics, organisations and institutions, settler societies and frontier politics.
The Oxford Companion to the Politics of the World Covers people, political concepts, forms of government, organizations, events, and issues related to world politics.
An Oxford Companion to the Romantic Age Presents forty-two essays on major topics, by leading international experts, cross-referenced to an extensive alphabetical section covering all the principal figures, events, and movements in the broad culture of the period.
The Oxford Dictionary of Local and Family History Provides both amateur and professional historians with quick answers to questions of terminology that may arise in the course of research.

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