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Whosoever, in writing a modern history, shall follow truth too near the heels, it may happily strike out his teethQuote of the month by Sir Walter Raleigh (English Explorer), from The history of the World (1614). Focus on History : The Pacific IslandsBooks:A history of the Pacific Islands, by Steven Roger Fischer. Worlds Apart : a history of the Pacific Islands, by I.C. Campbell. The South Pacific, by Ron Crocombe. For the kidsIllustrated history of the South Pacific, by Marcia Stenson. Online articles:
Check out the libraries' great online history resourcesHistory Resource Centre: Modern World | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Found via Essential dates: a timeline of New Zealand History, by A Dench. Random House, Auckland, 2005. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Online magazinesHistory of education quarterlyHistory today America's Civil war American Historical review American History Arab studies quarterly Australian Historical studies Aviation history Canadian Journal of history Church History This is just a sample of history journals and magazines that are available online. For more listings see Masterfile Premier in mygateway.info magazines. |
Magazines at the libraryArcheologyBBC History magazine Current History Historical review : Bay of Plenty journal of history History Now - Te Pae Tawhio O Te Wa History Today NZ Journal of History (reference only) New Zealand Memories Onslow historian (reference only) Lending history magazines are shelved in the Art, Music & Literature Magazine collection on the first floor of the Central Library, and in the branches on the magazine stands. |
Central has an excellent reference collection containing Atlases, Yearbooks and Fact books, great for statistical information and the history of countries.
Other publications of use include: Keesing's record of World Events, and the "Regional Surveys of the World" series, covering The Far East and Australasia, The Middle East and North Africa, Africa south of the Sahara and South America, Central America and the Caribbean.
New Zealand History Online
Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand - the official encyclopedia of NZ, which when complete will be a comprehensive guide to the country's peoples, natural environment, history, culture, economy, institutions and society.
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The Encyclopedia of World History - Ancient, Medieval, and Modern, 6th edition, with over 20,000 entries.
Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th edition - an online version of the classic edition, with irritating pop-up advertisements.
Oxford Reference Online - OUP's reference works including books on history, classics, military history and folklore. Requires a WCL library card number.
Spartacus Educational - mini-encyclopedias on historical subjects, designed for British school-children.
Best of History Web Sites - an award-winning American portal created for history teachers, students, and general history enthusiasts.
Historical Text Archive - a small collection of historical e-books.
HyperHistory Online - an expanding scientific project presenting 3,000 years of world history with an interactive combination of synchronoptic lifelines, timelines, and maps.
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