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FYS142: Reacting to the Past - French Revolution
Fall 2008 - P. Coby
reference contact: Bruce Sajdak x2967

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FIRST STOPS

Reserve Readings

The best way of locating additional material on Athens or Socrates is to read items on reserve for your class BEING SURE TO LOOK FOR FOOTNOTES AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES. Scholars' suggestions are the vital key in any library search. Below are a few items now at the reserve desk for your class

Specialized Encyclopedias

Reference Source Call Number/Access
A to Z of the French Revolution ref DC 147 .H36 2007
Critical Dictionary of the French Revolution
ref DC 148 .D5313 1989
Encyclopedia of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars ref DC 220 .E53 2006

Historical Dictionary of French Revolution 1789-1799

ref DC 147 .H57 1985
Historical Dictionary of the French Revolution (Ross) ref DC 147 .R7 1998
Historical Dictionary of the French Revolution (Hansen) ref DC 147 .H36 2004
Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy click here
Encyclopedia of European social history from 1350 to 2000
ref HN 373 .E63 2001

FINDING BOOKS

Search the Five College Library Catalog using the SUBJECT BEGINS WITH search:

NAMES - e.g. robespierre maximilien; jacobins; louis xvi
france history revolution 1789 1799
catholic church france history 18th century
france economic conditions 18th century
france politics and government 1789 1799
france social conditions 18th century
france social life and customs 18th century
france social life and customs 1789 1815

FINDING ARTICLES

Era of the French Revolution (Caldwell)      ref DC 148 .C34 1985 (2 vols.)

Humanities Abstracts (1984+)

Historical Abstracts (1956+)

J-STOR (complete backfiles up until the most recent 2-5 years)

WEBSITES - JUST FOR FUN

Liberty, Equality, Fraternity: Exploring the French Revolution
(George Mason University)

Links on the French Revolution
This is not exclusively a scholarly site, although it is hosted by a reputable author - so use all your guile and good sense to evaluate the reliability of some of the information linked to from this metapage.

CITE YOUR SOURCES

For guidance on citing sources correctly visit the Libraries' Citation Guides & Style Manuals page. See especially links to MLA (Modern Language Association of America) style.

TAKE THE TWO REQUIRED QUIZZES

Please connect to Moodle and log into the Research Skills for Students class. Please take the two brief quizzes on Research Skills and the Plagiarism Challenge. (If you wish you may take these as many times as you like to get a perfect score).

WHAT DID YOU THINK ABOUT THIS LIBRARY CLASS?

Let us know your thoughts. Please fill out the brief Feedback Form.

CONTACT THE REFERENCE LIBRARIAN

Contact Bruce Sajdak, the instructor for your library session: bsajdak@email.smith.edu

 

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