When Strangers Meet - The Mongols (HIST-100)

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1 Get Organized
2 Reference Sources
3 Delve Deeper with Books
4 Recommended Databases
5 Selected Internet Resources
6 Documentation

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Get Organized

Begin your research with an understanding of the process

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Reference Sources

Here's a list of selected specialized reference books (available in the Garver Room) you may want to consider:

Ref 103 En1 Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Ref 108.2 M27m Masterpieces of World Philosophy
Ref 291 En33 Encyclopedia of Religion (use index)
Ref 197 G46c New Encyclopedia of Islam
Ref 305.8 En19 Encyclopedia of Peoples of the World
Ref 305.8 W88 Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life
Ref 306 Il6 Illustrated History of Mankind, vol. 16 (Nomads)
Ref 306 Il6 Illustrated Encyclopedia of Mankind, vol. 11 (Mongols)
Ref 355.02 H97 Dictionary of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
Ref 355.09 K82d Dictionary of Wars
Ref 355.8 C73 Complete Encyclopedia of Arms and Weapons
Ref 382 En32no Encyclopedia of World Trade
Ref 403 D15d Dictionary of Languages
Ref 509 M42G Medieval Science, Technology and Medicine
Ref 509 Sci27 Science and Its Times 700-1449
Ref 610 C14 Cambridge World History of Human Disease
Ref 614.4 En19 Encyclopedia of Plague and Pestilence
Ref 623.4 D35ME Medieval weapons : an illustrated history of their impact
Ref 780.3 N42 New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
Ref 902 L26b Encyclopedia of World History (provides a chronology of the Mongol Empire)
Ref 904 Eg 3d Dictionary of Battles (use index under Genghis Khan and main entry under Mongol Wars)
Ref 909 P63a Atlas of Medieval Man
Ref 909 R54L Illustrated History of the World, vol. 4 Age of Diverging Traditions
Ref 909.07 D56 Dictionary of the Middle Ages, various vols. (Mongol Empire, Warfare, Genghis Khan, Arms and Armor, Bow and Arrows, etc.)
Ref 909.07 G75i Illustrated Encyclopedia of Medieval Civilization
Ref 909.07 M22at Atlas of the Medieval World
Ref 909.07 R49 World Eras: The Rise and Spread of Islam
Ref 909.07 T67 Trade, Travel, and Exploration in the Middle Ages
Ref 909.09 C14 Cambridge Illustrated History of the Islamic World
Ref 909.09 Is4e Islamic World: Past and Present
Ref 911 C73 Complete Atlas of World History, vol.2 The Medieval and Early Modern World
Ref 911 T48 Times Atlas of World History
Ref 947 M63c Cultural Atlas of Russia
Ref 947 P28e Encyclopedia of Russian History
Ref 950 En3 Encyclopedia of Asian History
Ref 950 L57e Encyclopedia of Modern Asia
Ref 951 C14 Cambridge Encyclopedia of China
Ref 951 P41e Encyclopedia of China
Ref 951.7 At 93en Encyclopedia of Mongolia and the Mongol Empire
Ref 952 K82 Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan
Ref 954 C14 Cambridge Encyclopedia of India
Ref 956 C14 Cambridge Encyclopedia of the Middle East and North Africa

The reference books will give you an overview of your subject; check the bibliographies for further information. Remember to use cross references, indexes, and tables of contents to help you locate information.

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Delve Deeper with Books

After getting an overview with reference sources, it is time to start searching the online catalog for books that focus more specifically on the topic you have chosen. Click on the links below to access Phillips Academy's library catalog, and to search for books in other libraries.

OWH Library Catalog

NOBLE Catalog To order books from libraries in our network, search the NOBLE Network. You will need a PIN number, which you can get from the circulation desk at the OWHL.

Desk Reserves for History 100 Winter Term

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Recommended Databases

Below you will find a list of recommended databases for you to use on this specific project. To see a list of all the databases the OWHL subscribes to, please visit the A to Z List of Databases

Title of Database Click on to go to database	About the Database
Daily Life Online	Daily Life is a database of full text books in the Daily Life through History series. To browse a list of all available books, click on the title list. Books that might be useful to you: Daily Life during the Black Death and Daily Life in the Mongol Empire
JSTOR	Learn more about the scope and purpose of JSTOR.
Project Muse	Learn more about the scope and purpose of Project Muse.
Ancient and Medieval History Online	A comprehensive reference databases containing biographies, short overview articles, primary sources, maps, and multimedia.
Catalog of Digitized Medieval Manuscripts	Supported by the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at UCLA, this free internet resource offers a searchable interface for finding online access to medieval manuscripts.