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World History: Subject Guide

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Library Shelf Locations

  • CB - History of Civilization
  • D - History - General
  • D51-95 - Ancient History
  • D101-203 - Medieval History
  • D204-849 - Modern History
  • D501-680 - World War I
  • D731-838 - World War II
  • D901-1075 - Europe - General History
  • DA - Great Britain
  • DAW - Central Europe
  • DB - Austria, Liechtenstein, Hungary, Czechoslovakia
  • DC - France, Andorra, Monaco
  • DD - Germany
  • DE - Greco-Roman World
  • DF - Greece
  • DG - Italy, Malta
  • DH - Low Countries, Benelux Countries
  • DJ - Netherlands (Holland)
  • DJK - Eastern Europe (General)
  • DK - Russia, Soviet Union, Former Soviet Republics, Poland
  • DL - Northern Europe, Scandanavia
  • DP - Spain, Portugal
  • DQ - Switzerland
  • DR - Balkan Peninsula
  • DS - Asia
  • DT - Africa
  • DU - Oceania (South Seas)
  • DX - Romanies
  • F1001-1145.2 - British America (including Canada)
  • F1170 - French America
  • F1201-3799 - Latin America, Spanish America

Collection Highlights

Click through to see some of the world history books at the library.

Professional Associations

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World History Association
The World History Association (WHA) is a professional association of scholars, teachers, and students organized to promote world history by encouraging teaching, research, publications, and personal interactions. It was founded in 1982 by a group of university faculty and secondary-school teachers determined to address the needs of a newly emerging historical sub-discipline.

National Council for History Education logo

National Council for History Education
The National Council for History Education provides professional and intellectual leadership to foster an engaged community committed to the teaching, learning, and appreciation of diverse histories. Through historical inquiry, NCHE empowers learners to research and interpret the past. 

WNC Links

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