Background and Overview

This guide will focus on sources specifically useful for research the theory and practice of democracy in European history.

Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia of Democracy. Reference JC423 .E53

Journal Databases & Indexes

In addition to the usual history databases you use (e.g., Historical Abstracts, Academic Search Premier, JSTOR, and Project MUSE, be sure to try these databases:

• Philosopher's Index
• Royal Historical Society Bibliography
• Palmer's Full Text Online
• ABSEES (on campus) (off campus/wireless)
• Dictionary of National Biography (DNB) 50,000 biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond, from the earliest times to the year 2000.
  

Web Resources

Google Books and Google Scholar

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Last Update: January 25, 2008

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