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Articles from the Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life

Online Reference Collections

Oxford, Sage, and Gale each offer a suite of online reference materials. Search these for preliminary information on cultural history, social, political and economic history for your country or topic.

Oxford Premium Online Reference
Access to over 180 dictionaries and encyclopedias across many subject areas.
Sage Knowledge
A collection of full-text encyclopedias covering a wide range of disciplines, themes, and issues in the social sciences
Gale Virtual Reference
Access to a suite of Gale reference titles covering many disciplines.

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This library guide has been designed for students enrolled in Dr. Joshua Bonzo's Foreign Language 120 course.

Reference Books for Researching World Cultures

Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life by Gale Cengage Learning Staff (Editor)
Call Number: Online
ISBN: 1410338967
Publication Date: 2016-12-22
Countries and Their Cultures
Call Number: Online
ISBN: 0028649508
Publication Date: 2001-05-23

Countries, Peoples & Cultures
7 volume set providing insight into the social, cultural, economic, historical, and religious practices of countries around the world.

Etiquette and Taboos Around the World by Ken Taylor (Editor); Victoria R. Williams (Editor)
Call Number: Online
ISBN: 9781440838217
Publication Date: 2017-10-05
Encyclopedia of Global Religion by Mark Juergensmeyer (Editor); Wade Clark Roof (Editor)
Call Number: Online
ISBN: 1322307970
Publication Date: 2011-01-01

Websites

Country Reports

Business Source Complete (EBSCO)
Provides access to Country Reports

Databases for Historical Research About Your Country

JSTOR
Indexes a substantial number of both history and folklore journals, in addition to other subject areas that might be of interest.
Historical Abstracts
Indexes the world's periodical literature in history and the related social sciences and humanities
Academic Search Complete (ASC)
A multidisciplinary database which includes full text for 1800 publications as well as images, for nearly every academic field of study. ASC offers access to both scholarly, and popular journal content.
Project Muse
Provides access to journals published by the Johns Hopkins University Press. Disciplines covered are humanities and social sciences.

Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (ProQuest)
Provides citations and abstracts for the literature of political science, international relations, government and public policy.

Libraries

Foreign Language 120: Home