Bibliography of encyclopedias: history

This is a list of encyclopedias and encyclopedic/biographical dictionaries published on the subject of history and historians in any language. Entries are in the English language except where noted.

General history

 * American Association for State and Local History. Directory of historical organizations in the United States and Canada. AASLH Press, 1990–..
 * Bagnall, Roger S.; Brodersen, Kai; Champion, Craige B.; Erskine, Andrew, Huebner, Sabine R. (2012): The Encyclopedia of Ancient History, Wiley, 13 vols, 7,800 pages. ISBN 9781405179355. Subscription-based online access available.
 * Behnen, Michael, ed. (2002): Lexikon der deutschen Geschichte 1945–1990. Ereignisse – Institutionen – Personen im geteilten Deutschland. Kröner, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 9783520834010.
 * Burnett, Thom. Conspiracy Encyclopedia: The Encyclopedia of Conspiracy Theories
 * Carruth, Gordon. Encyclopedia of World Facts and Dates. HarperCollins, 1993.
 * DeFronzo, James V. Revolutionary movements in world history: From 1750 to the present. ABC-CLIO, 2006. ISBN 1851097937.
 * dtv (2002): Lexikon des Mittelalters, Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, 9 vols, paperback, 9,900 pages. ISBN 978-3423590570. Online edition (2009) available from Brepolis, ISBN 978-2-503-52415-3.
 * Evans, Barbara Jean. A to zax: a comprehensive dictionary for genealogists & historians. Hearthside Press, 1995. ISBN 0945231024.
 * Feather, John. Dictionary of Book History. Oxford University Press, 1987.
 * Fondation DHS, ed. (2011) Dictionnaire Historique de la Suisse (Historical Dictionary of Switzerland), Editions Gilles Attinger, Hauterive, ISBN 2-88256-133-4. Also published in German as Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz, Schwabe AG, Basel, ISBN 3-7965-1900-8  and Italian as Dizionario storico della Svizzera, Armando Dadò editore, Locarno, ISBN 88-8281-100-X. . The work currently consists of 10 volumes (A-Sa) in each language and is expected to be completed in 2014 with the 13th volume. Free searchable online access is available.
 * Geiss, Dieter, contrib. (2008): Der Grosse Ploetz, 35th edition, Verlag Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2,128 pages. ISBN 978-3-525-32008-2.
 * Haydn, Joseph, Benjamin Vincent. Haydn's dictionary of dates and universal information relating to all ages and nations. Scholarly Press, 1968.
 * International Committee of Historical Sciences. International bibliography of historical sciences: Internationale Bibliographie der Geschichtswissenschaften. Librairie Armand Colin..
 * Johnson, David E. From day to day: A calendar of notable birthdays and events. Scarecrow Press, 2001. ISBN 081083944X.
 * Kohn, George Childs, Leonard Latkovski, Jr. Dictionary of historic documents. Facts on File, 2003. ISBN 0816047723.
 * Kuhlman, Erika A. A to Z of women in world history. Facts on File, 2002. ISBN 0816043345.
 * Langer, William L. An Encyclopedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern, Chronologically Arranged. 5th ed., Houghton Mifflin, 1972.
 * Lenman, Bruce, Hilary Marsden. Chambers dictionary of world history. Chambers, 2005. ISBN 0550100946.
 * MacCusker, John J. History of world trade since 1450. Macmillan Reference USA, 2006. ISBN 9780028658407.
 * Peregrine, Peter N., Melvin Ember, Human Relations Area Files, Inc. Encyclopedia of prehistory. Kluwer Academic/Plenum, 2001–2002. ISBN 0306462648.
 * Ritter, Harry. Dictionary of concepts in history. Greenwood Press, 1986. ISBN 0313227004.
 * Shillington, Kevin (2004). Encyclopedia of African History. Routledge. 3 vols. 1,912 pages. ISBN 978-1-57958-245-6.
 * Stearns, Peter N. (2001): The Encyclopedia of World History, 6th edition, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1,243 pages. With searchable CD. ISBN 9780395652374.
 * Strayer, Joseph, ed. (1989). Dictionary of the Middle Ages. Charles Scribner's Sons. ISBN 0-684-19073-7. Jordan, William Chester, ed. (2003). Dictionary of the Middle Ages: Supplement 1. Charles Scribner's Sons. ISBN 0-684-80642-8
 * Taddey, Gerhard, ed. (1998): Lexikon der deutschen Geschichte. Ereignisse, Institutionen, Personen. Von den Anfängen bis zur Kapitulation 1945., 3rd edition, Kröner, Stuttgart, 1,410 pages. ISBN 3-520-81303-3.
 * Wetterau, Bruce. Macmillan Concise Dictionary of World History. Macmillan, 1983.
 * Williams, Henry Smith (1905), The Historians' History of the World, New York, The Outlook Company.
 * Williams, Henry Smith (1905), The Historians' History of the World, New York, The Outlook Company.

Chronologies

 * Asimov's Chronology of the World. HarperCollins, 1991.
 * Grun, Bernard. Timetables of History. 3rd ed, Simon & Schuster, 1991.
 * Murray, Tim. Milestones in archaeology: A chronological encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO, 2007. ISBN 9781576071861.
 * New York Public Library Book of Chronologies. Prentice Hall, 1990.
 * Trager, James. The People's Chronology: A Year-by-Year Record of Human Events from Prehistory to the Present. Rev. ed., Holt, 1992.

Exploration and discovery

 * Bohlander, Richard. World Explorers and Discoverers. Macmillan, 1992.
 * Delpar, Helen. The Discoverers: An Encyclopedia of Explorers and Exploration. McGraw-Hill, 1980.
 * Holland, Clive. Arctic exploration and development, c. 500 B.C. to 1915: An encyclopedia. Garland Publ., 1994. ISBN 0824076486.
 * The Marshall Cavendish Illustrated Encyclopedia of Discovery and Exploration. Marshall Cavendish, 1991.

Historians

 * Boyd, Kelly. Encyclopedia of historians and historical writing. Fitzroy Dearborn, 1999. ISBN 1884964338.
 * Cannon, John Ashton. The Blackwell dictionary of historians. Blackwell Reference, 1988. ISBN 063114708X.
 * Jenkins, Ellen J. Eighteenth-Century British Historians. Thomson Gale, 2007. ISBN 9780787681548.
 * Wilson, Clyde Norman. American historians, 1607–1865. Gale Research, 1984. ISBN 0810317087.

Historiography

 * Boia, Lucian, Ellen Nore, Keith Hitchins International Committee of Historical Sciences. Great historians from antiquity to 1800: An international dictionary. Greenwood Press, 1989. ISBN 0313245177.
 * Woolf, D. R., Kathryn M. Brammall, Greg Bak. A global encyclopedia of historical writing. Garland, 1998. ISBN 0815315147.

Ancient history

 * Bhattacharyya, Narendra Nath. The Geographical dictionary: Ancient and early medieval India. Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers, 1991. ISBN 8121500788.
 * Leroi-Gourham, André, José Garanger, Dominique Baffier. Dictionnaire de la préhistoire. Presses universitaires de France, 1988. ISBN 2130414591. (French)
 * Salisbury, Joyce E., Mary Lefkowitz. Encyclopedia of women in the ancient world. ABC-CLIO, 2001. ISBN 1576070921.

Classical era

 * Avi-Yonah, Michael, Israel Shatzman, F. W. Walbank.Illustrated encyclopaedia of the classical world. Sampson Low, 1976. ISBN 0562000372.
 * Cancik, Hubert, Helmuth Schneider, Christine F. Salazar, David E. Orton. Brill's New Pauly: Encyclopaedia of the ancient world. Brill, 2002–. ISBN 9004122591.
 * Daremberg, Charles Victor. Dictionnaire des antiquités grecques et romaines, d'après les textes et les monuments. Hachette, 1877–1919. (French).
 * De Grummond, Nancy Thomson. An encyclopedia of the history of classical archaeology. Greenwood Press, 1996. ISBN 0313220662.
 * Grant, Michael, Rachel Kitzinger. Civilization of the ancient Mediterranean: Greece and Rome. Scribner's, 1988. ISBN 0684175940.
 * Hazel, John. Who's who in the Greek world. Routledge, 2000. ISBN 0415124972.
 * Hazel, John. Who's who in the Roman world. Routledge. ISBN 0415224101.
 * Hornblower, Simon, Antony Spawforth. The Oxford classical dictionary. Oxford University Press, 2003. ISBN 0198606419.
 * Hornblower, Simon, Antony Spawforth. The Oxford companion to classical civilization. Oxford University Press, 1998. ISBN 0198601654.
 * Pauly, August Friedrich von. Paulys real-encyclopadie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft. Supplement: Neue Bearbeitung unter Mitwirkung zahlreicher Fachgenossen. J. B. Metzler, 1903–1978.
 * Paulys real-encyclopadie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft: neue Bearbeitung unter Mitwirkung zahlreicher Fachgenossen. J.B. Metzler, 1894–1972. (German)
 * Salisbury, Joyce E., Mary Lefkowitz. Encyclopedia of women in the ancient world. ABC-CLIO, 2001. ISBN 1576070921.
 * Shipley, Graham. The Cambridge dictionary of classical civilization. Cambridge University Press, 2006. ISBN 0521483131.
 * Speake, Graham. Encyclopedia of Greece and the Hellenic tradition. Fitzroy Dearborn, 2000.

Middle Ages

 * Bhattacharyya, Narendra Nath. The Geographical dictionary: Ancient and early medieval India. Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers, 1991. ISBN 8121500788.
 * Broughton, Bradford B., Megan Broughton Blumbergs. Dictionary of medieval knighthood and chivalry. Greenwood Press, 1986. ISBN 0313245525.
 * Chevalier, Ulysse. Répertoire des sources historiques du moyen âge. A. Picard, 1905–1907.
 * Crabtree, Pam J. Medieval archaeology: An encyclopedia. Garland, 2001. ISBN 0815312865.
 * Dahmus, Joseph. Dictionary of Medieval Civilization. Macmillan, 1984.
 * Fritze, Ronald H., William B. Robison. Historical dictionary of late medieval England, 1272–1485. Greenwood Press, c2002. ISBN 0313291241.
 * Gerli, E. Michael, Samuel G. Armistead. Medieval Iberia: An encyclopedia. Routledge, 2003. ISBN 0415939186.
 * International encyclopaedia for the Middle Ages (IEMA): A supplement to LexMA-online. Brepols. Available online here.
 * Jeep, John M. Medieval Germany: An encyclopedia. Garland, 2001. ISBN 0824076443.
 * Johnson, Ruth A. All things medieval: an encyclopedia of the medieval world. Greenwood, 2011. ISBN 9780313364624.
 * Jordan, William C. Dictionary of the Middle Ages. Charles Scribner's Sons, 2004–. ISBN 0684806428.
 * Kazhdan, Alexander B. The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium. Oxford University Press, 1991. ISBN 014051323X.
 * Khan, Iqtidar Alam. Historical dictionary of medieval India. Scarecrow Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-8108-5503-8.
 * Langer, Lawrence N. Historical dictionary of medieval Russia. Scarecrow Press, 2002. ISBN 0810840804.
 * Lexikon des Mittelalters online (LexMA). Brepols. Available online here. (German).
 * Loyn, H. R. Middle Ages: A Concise Encyclopedia. Thames & Hudson, 1989.
 * Meri, Josef W., Jere L. Bacharach. Medieval Islamic civilization: An encyclopedia. Routledge, 2006. ISBN 0415966914.
 * Meyer, Otto, Renate Klauser. Clavis mediaevalis: Kleines Wörterbuch der Mittelalterforschung. O. Harrassowitz, 1962. (German).
 * Murray, Alan V. The Crusades: An encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO, 2006. ISBN 1576078620.
 * Nicol, Donald MacGillivray. A biographical dictionary of the Byzantine Empire. Seaby, 1991. ISBN 1852640480.
 * ORB: The online reference book for medieval studies. Kathryn Talarico College of Staten Island, City University of New York. Available online here.
 * Pulsiano, Phillip, Kirsten Wolf, Paul Acker. Medieval Scandinavia: An encyclopedia. Garland, 1993. ISBN 0824047877.
 * Rosser, John H. Historical dictionary of Byzantium. Scarecrow Press, 2001. ISBN 0810839792.
 * Roth, Norman. Medieval Jewish civilization: An encyclopedia. Routledge, 2003. ISBN 0415937124.
 * Slack, Corliss Konwiser. Historical dictionary of the crusades. Scarecrow Press, 2003. ISBN 0810848554.
 * Snodgrass, Mary Ellen, Linda Campbell Franklin. Who's who in the Middle Ages. McFarland, 2001. ISBN 0786407743.
 * Strayer, Joseph R. Dictionary of the Middle Ages. Scribner's, 1982–1989.
 * Vauchez, André, R. B. Dobson, Michael Lapidge. Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages. Editions du Cerf; Fitzroy Dearborn; Città nuova, 2000. ISBN 1579582826.
 * Xiong, Victor Cunrui. Historical dictionary of medieval China. Scarecrow Press, 2009. ISBN 9780810860537.

Renaissance

 * Bergin, Thomas G. and Jennifer Speake. Encyclopedia of the Renaissance. Facts on File, 1987.
 * Bergin, Thomas Goddard, Jennifer Speake. Encyclopedia of the Renaissance and the Reformation. Facts on File, 2004. ISBN 0816054517.
 * Bietenholz, Peter G., Thomas B. Deutscher. Contemporaries of Erasmus: a biographical register of the Renaissance and Reformation. University of Toronto Press, 1985–1987. ISBN 0802025072.
 * Campbell, Gordon. The Oxford dictionary of the Renaissance. Oxford University Press, 2003. ISBN 0198601751.
 * Grendler, Paul F., Renaissance Society of America. Encyclopedia of the Renaissance. Scribner's in association with the Renaissance Society of America, 1999. ISBN 0684805146.
 * Nauert, Charles Garfield. Historical dictionary of the Renaissance. Scarecrow Press, 2004. ISBN 0810848678.
 * Robin, Diana Maury, Anne R. Larsen, Carole Levin. Encyclopedia of women in the Renaissance: Italy, France, and England. ABC-CLIO, 2007. ISBN 1851097724.

Reformation

 * Bergin, Thomas Goddard, Jennifer Speake. Encyclopedia of the Renaissance and the Reformation. Facts on File, 2004. ISBN 0816054517.
 * Bietenholz, Peter G., Thomas B. Deutscher. Contemporaries of Erasmus: a biographical register of the Renaissance and Reformation. University of Toronto Press, 1985–1987. ISBN 0802025072.

20th Century

 * Brownstone, David and Irene Franck. Dictionary of 20th Century History. Prentice Hall, 1990.
 * Burnett, Thom. Conspiracy Encyclopedia: The Encyclopedia of Conspiracy Theories
 * Drexel, John. The Facts on File Encyclopedia of the 20th Century. Facts on File, 1991.
 * Palmowski, Jan. A dictionary of contemporary world history: From 1900 to the present day. Oxford University Press, 2003. ISBN 019860484X.
 * Pons, Silvio, Robert Service, Mark Epstein, Charles Townsend. A dictionary of 20th-century communism. Princeton University Press, 2010. ISBN 9780691135854.
 * Sader, Emir. Latinoamericana: Enciclopedia contemporanea da America Latina e do Caribe. Laboratorio de Politicas Publicas; Boitempo Editorial, [2006?]. ISBN 8575590847.
 * Teed, Peter. Dictionary of Twentieth-Century History. Oxford University Press, 1992.
 * Tucker, Spencer. Encyclopedia of the Cold War: A political, social, and military history. ABC-CLIO, 2007. ISBN 978-1-85109-701-2.
 * Yust, Walter. 10 eventful years: A record of events of the years preceding, including and following World War II, 1937 through 1946. Encyclopædia Britannica, [1947].
 * Zeleza, Tiyambe, Dickson Eyoh. Encyclopedia of twentieth-century African history. Routledge, 2003. ISBN 0415234794.

Holocaust

 * Epstein, Eric Joseph, Philip Rosen, Henry R. Huttenbach. Dictionary of the Holocaust: Biography, geography, and terminology. Greenwood Press, 1997. ISBN 031330355X.
 * Fischel, Jack. Historical dictionary of the Holocaust. Scarecrow Press, 1999. ISBN 0810836114.
 * Laqueur, Walter, Judith Tydor Baumel. The Holocaust encyclopedia. Yale University Press, 2001. ISBN 0300084323.
 * Niewyk, Donald L., Francis R. Nicosia. The Columbia guide to the Holocaust. Columbia University Press, 2000. ISBN 0231112009.
 * Spector, Shmuel, Robert Rozett. Encyclopedia of the Holocaust. Facts on File, 2000. ISBN 0816043337.
 * Spector, Shmuel, Geoffrey Wigoder. The encyclopedia of Jewish life before and during the Holocaust. Yad Vashem; New York University Press, 2001. ISBN 0814793568.

History of mathematics

 * Grrattan-Guinness, Ivor. Companion Encyclopedia of the History and Philosophy of the Mathematical Sciences. Routledge, 1993.

History of medicine

 * Bynum, W. F. and Roy Porter. Companion Encyclopedia of the History of Medicine. Routledge, 1994.
 * Kohn, George C. Encyclopedia of plague and pestilence: From ancient times to the present. Facts On File, 2007. ISBN 9780816069354; ISBN 0816069352.
 * McGrew, Roderick E. and Margaret P. McGrew. Encyclopedia of Medical History. McGraw-Hill, 1985.

History of psychology

 * Howells, John G. & M. Livia Osborn. A Reference Companion to the History of Abnormal Psychology. Greenwood, 1984.

History of science

 * Asimov, Isaac. Asimov's Chronology of Science and Discovery. HarperCollins, 1989.
 * Bynum, William F. Dictionary of the History of Science. Princeton University Press, 1981.
 * Gascoigne, Robert Mortimer. Chronology of the History of Science, 1450-1900. Garland, 1987.
 * Hellemans, Alexander and Bryan Bunch. Timetables of Science: A Chronology of the Most Important People and Events in the History of Science. Simon & Schuster, 1988.
 * History of Science and Technology: A Narrative Chronology. Facts on File, 1988.
 * McNeil, Ian. An Encyclopedia of the History of Technology. Routledge, 1990.
 * Mount, Ellis and Barbara List. Milestones in Science and Technology: The Ready Reference Guide to Discoveries, Inventions, and Facts. 2nd ed., Oryx, 1993.
 * Murray, Tim. Milestones in archaeology: A chronological encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO, 2007. ISBN 9781576071861.
 * Parkinson, Claire. Breakthroughs: A Chronology of Great Achievements in Science and Mathematics, 1200-1930. G.K. Hall, 1985.

Jewish history

 * Epstein, Eric Joseph, Philip Rosen, Henry R. Huttenbach. Dictionary of the Holocaust: Biography, geography, and terminology. Greenwood Press, 1997. ISBN 031330355X.
 * Gribetz, Judah. Timetables of Jewish History: A Chronology of the Most Important People and Events in Jewish History. Simon & Schuster, 1993.
 * Kantor, Mattis. Jewish Time Line Encyclopedia. Jason Aronson, 1989.
 * Medoff, Rafael, Chaim Isaac Waxman. Historical dictionary of Zionism. Scarecrow Press, 2000. ISBN 0810837730.
 * Niewyk, Donald L., Francis R. Nicosia. The Columbia guide to the Holocaust. Columbia University Press, 2000. ISBN 0231112009.
 * Roth, Norman. Medieval Jewish civilization: An encyclopedia. Routledge, 2003. ISBN 0415937124.
 * Shamir, Ilana and Shlomo Shavit. Young Reader's Encyclopedia of Jewish History. Viking Kestral, 1987.
 * Spector, Shmuel, Geoffrey Wigoder. The encyclopedia of Jewish life before and during the Holocaust. Yad Vashem; New York University Press, 2001. ISBN 0814793568.

Regional history

 * Canby, Courtlandt. Encyclopedia of Historic Places. Facts on File, 1984.
 * Esposito, John L. The Oxford encyclopedia of the modern Islamic world. Oxford University Press, 1995. ISBN 0195066138.

Africa

 * Appiah, Anthony, Henry Louis Gates. Africana: The encyclopedia of the African and African American experience. Oxford University Press, 2005. ISBN 0195170555.
 * Arnold, Guy. Historical dictionary of civil wars in Africa. Scarecrow Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-8108-5766-7.
 * Collins, Robert O. Historical dictionary of pre-colonial Africa. Scarecrow Press, 2001. ISBN 0810839784.
 * Diagram Group. Encyclopedia of African peoples. Facts on File, 2000. ISBN 0816040990.
 * Falola, Toyin. Key events in African history: A reference guide. Greenwood Press, 2002. ISBN 0313313237.
 * Lye, Keith, Diagram Group. Encyclopedia of African nations and civilizations. Facts on File, 2002. ISBN 0816045682.
 * Middleton, John, Joseph Calder Miller. New encyclopedia of Africa. Thomson/Gale, 2008. ISBN 9780684314549.
 * Page, Willie F., Facts on File. Encyclopedia of African history and culture. Facts on File, 2001. ISBN 0816044724.
 * Shillington, Kevin. Encyclopedia of African history. Fitzroy Dearborn, 2005. ISBN 1579582451.
 * The United States in Africa: A Historical Dictionary. Greenwood, 1989.
 * Vogel, Joseh O., Jean Vogel. Encyclopedia of precolonial Africa: Archaeology, history, languages, cultures, and environments. AltaMira Press, 1997. ISBN 0761989021.
 * Zeleza, Tiyambe, Dickson Eyoh. Encyclopedia of twentieth-century African history. Routledge, 2003. ISBN 0415234794.

Mauritius

 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.

Mayotte

 * Sellier, Jean, Anne. Le Fur, Bertrand de Brun. Atlas historique des provinces et régions de France: Genèse d'un peuple. La Découverte, 1997. ISBN 2707127515.

Réunion

 * Sellier, Jean, Anne. Le Fur, Bertrand de Brun. Atlas historique des provinces et régions de France: Genèse d'un peuple. La Découverte, 1997. ISBN 2707127515.

Seychelles

 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.

North Africa

 * Clements, Frank. Historical dictionary of Arab and Islamic organizations. Scarecrow Press, 2001. ISBN 0810839776.
 * Dumper, Michael, Bruce E. Stanley, Janet L. Abu-Lughod. Cities of the Middle East and North Africa: A historical encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO, 2007. ISBN 1576079198.
 * International encyclopaedia for the Middle Ages (IEMA): A supplement to LexMA-online. Brepols. Available online here.
 * Lexikon des Mittelalters online (LexMA). Brepols. Available online here. (German).
 * Mattar, Philip. Encyclopedia of the modern Middle East and North Africa. Macmillan Reference USA, 2004. ISBN 0028657691.
 * Mawṣililī, Ahmad. Historical dictionary of Islamic fundamentalist movements in the Arab world, Iran, and Turkey. Scarecrow Press, 1999. ISBN 0810836092.
 * Somel, Selçuk Akşin. Historical dictionary of the Ottoman Empire. Scarecrow Press, 2003. ISBN 0810843323.
 * Talhami, Ghada Hashem. Historical dictionary of women in the Middle East and North Africa. Scarecrow Press, 2013. ISBN 9780810868588.
 * Who's who in the Arab world. Publitec Editions, 1966–..

Algeria

 * Naylor, Phillip Chiviges.Historical dictionary of Algeria. Scarecrow Press, 2006. ISBN 081085340X.

Egypt

 * Coughlin, Kathryn M. Muslim cultures today: A reference guide. Greenwood Press, 2006. ISBN 0313323860.
 * Goldschmidt, Arthur, Robert Johnston. Historical dictionary of Egypt. Scarecrow Press, 2003. ISBN 0810848562.
 * Lobban, Richard. Historical dictionary of ancient and medieval Nubia. Scarecrow Press, 2004. ISBN 0810847841.

Ancient Egypt

 * Bard, Kathryn A., Steven Blake Shubert. Encyclopedia of the archaeology of ancient Egypt. Routledge, 1999. ISBN 0415185890.
 * Bierbrier, M. L. Historical dictionary of ancient Egypt. Scarecrow Press, 1999. ISBN 0810836149.
 * Bunson, Margaret. The Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt. Facts on File, 2012. ISBN 9780816082162.
 * David, A. Rosalie, Antony E. David. A biographical dictionary of ancient Egypt. Seaby, 1992. ISBN 1852640324.
 * Encyclopedia of Egyptology. University of California, Los Angeles. Available online here.
 * Morkot, Robert. Historical dictionary of ancient Egyptian warfare. Scarecrow Press, 2003. ISBN 0810848627.
 * Redford, Donald B. The Oxford encyclopedia of ancient Egypt. Oxford University Press, 2001. ISBN 0195102347.
 * Wilkinson, Toby A. H. The Thames and Hudson dictionary of ancient Egypt. Thames and Hudson, 2005. ISBN 0500051372.

Libya

 * St. John, Ronald Bruce. Historical dictionary of Libya. Scarecrow Press, 2006. ISBN 0810853035.

Morocco

 * Park, Thomas Kerlin, Aomar Boum. Historical dictionary of Morocco. Scarecrow Press, 2006. ISBN 0810853418.

Sudan

 * Coughlin, Kathryn M. Muslim cultures today: A reference guide. Greenwood Press, 2006. ISBN 0313323860.
 * Lobban, Richard. Historical dictionary of ancient and medieval Nubia. Scarecrow Press, 2004. ISBN 0810847841.
 * Lobban, Richard, Robert S. Kramer, Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban. Historical dictionary of the Sudan. Scarecrow Press, 2002. ISBN 0810841002.

Western Sahara

 * Pazzanita, Anthony G. Historical dictionary of Western Sahara. Scarecrow Press, 2006. ISBN 0810855402.

Sub-Saharan Africa

 * Mays, Terr M., Mark DeLancey. Historical dictionary of international organizations in sub-Saharan Africa. Scarecrow Press, 2002. ISBN 0810842572.
 * Middleton, John. Encyclopedia of Africa south of the Sahara. C. Scribner's Sons, 1997. ISBN 0684804662.

Angola

 * James, W. Martin, Susan H. Broadhead. Historical dictionary of Angola. Scarecrow Press, 2004. ISBN 0810849402.

Burundi

 * Eggers, Ellen K. Historical dictionary of Burundi. Scarecrow Press, 2006. ISBN 0810853027.

Cameroon

 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.

Chad

 * Decalo, Samuel. Historical dictionary of Chad. Scarecrow Press, 1997. ISBN 0810832534.

Equatorial Guinea

 * Liniger-Goumaz, Max. Historical dictionary of Equatorial Guinea. Scarecrow Press, 2000. ISBN 0810833948.

Gabon

 * Gardinier, David E., Douglas A. Yates. Historical dictionary of Gabon. Scarecrow Press, 2006. ISBN 0810849186.

Republic of the Congo

 * Decalo, Samuel, Virginia McLean Thompson, Richard Adloff. Historical dictionary of Congo. Scarecrow Press, 1996. ISBN 0810831163.

Rwanda

 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.

Burundi

 * Eggers, Ellen K. Historical dictionary of Burundi. Scarecrow Press, 2006. ISBN 0810853027.

Kenya

 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.
 * Maxon, Robert M., Thomas P. Ofcansky. Historical dictionary of Kenya. Scarecrow Press, 2000. ISBN 0810836165.

Madagascar

 * Allen, Philip M., Marueen Covell. Historical dictionary of Madagascar. Scarecrow Press, 2005. ISBN 0810846365.

Malawi

 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.
 * Kalinga, Owen J. M., C. A. Crosby. Historical dictionary of Malawi. Scarecrow Press, 2001. ISBN 0810834812.

Mozambique

 * Azevedo, Mario Joaquim, Emmanuel U. Nnadozie, Tombe Nhamitambo Mbuia-João. Historical dictionary of Mozambique. Scarecrow Press, 2003. ISBN 0810837927.
 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.

Tanzania

 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.
 * Ofcansky, Thomas P., Rodger Yeager, Laura S. Kurtz. Historical dictionary of Tanzania. Scarecrow Press, 1997. ISBN 0810832445.

Uganda

 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.

Horn of Africa

 * Clements, Frank. Historical dictionary of Arab and Islamic organizations. Scarecrow Press, 2001. ISBN 0810839776.
 * Mawṣililī, Ahmad. Historical dictionary of Islamic fundamentalist movements in the Arab world, Iran, and Turkey. Scarecrow Press, 1999. ISBN 0810836092.
 * Somel, Selçuk Akşin. Historical dictionary of the Ottoman Empire. Scarecrow Press, 2003. ISBN 0810843323.

Djibouti

 * Alwan, Daoud Aboubaker, Yohanis Mibrathu. Historical dictionary of Djibouti. Scarecrow Press, 2000. ISBN 0810838737.

Eritrea

 * Killion, Tom. Historical dictionary of Eritrea. Scarecrow Press, 1998. ISBN 0810834375.

Ethiopia

 * Coughlin, Kathryn M. Muslim cultures today: A reference guide. Greenwood Press, 2006. ISBN 0313323860.
 * Shinn, David Hamilton, Thomas P. Ofcansky, Chris Prouty. Historical dictionary of Ethiopia. Scarecrow Press, 2004. ISBN 0810849100.

Somalia

 * Mukhtar, Mohamed Haji, Margaret Castagno. Historical dictionary of Somalia. Scarecrow Press, 2003. ISBN 0810843447.

Botswana

 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.
 * Ramsay, Jeff, Barry Morton, Fred Morton. Historical dictionary of Botswana. Scarecrow Press, 1996. ISBN 0810831430.

Lesotho

 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.
 * Rosenberg, Scott, Richard Frederick Weisfelder, Michelle Frisbie-Fulton. Historical dictionary of Lesotho. Scarecrow Press, 2004. ISBN 0810848716.

Madagascar

 * Allen, Philip M., Marueen Covell. Historical dictionary of Madagascar. Scarecrow Press, 2005. ISBN 0810846365.

Namibia

 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.
 * Grotpeter, John J. Historical dictionary of Namibia. Scarecrow Press, 1994. ISBN 081082728X.

South Africa

 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.
 * Saunders, Christopher C., Nicholas Southey, Mary-Lynn Suttie. Historical dictionary of South Africa. Scarecrow Press, 2000. ISBN 0810836467.

Swaziland

 * Booth, Alan R., John J. Grotpeter. Historical dictionary of Swaziland. Scarecrow Press, 2000. ISBN 0810837498.
 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.

Zambia

 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.
 * Simon, David, James R. Pletcher, Brian V. Siegel. Historical dictionary of Zambia. Scarecrow Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-8108-5305-8.

Zimbabwe

 * Rubert, Steven C., R. Kent Rasmussen. Historical dictionary of Zimbabwe. Scarecrow Press, 2001. ISBN 0810834715.

Benin

 * Decalo, Samuel. Historical dictionary of Benin. Scarecrow Press, 1995. ISBN 0810829053.

Burkina Faso

 * McFarland, Daniel Miles, Lawrence Rupley. Historical dictionary of Burkina Faso. Scarecrow Press, 1998. ISBN 0810834057.

Ghana

 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.
 * Owusu-Ansah, David. Historical dictionary of Ghana. Scarecrow Press, 2005.

Guinea

 * O'Toole, Thomas, Janice E. Baker. Historical dictionary of Guinea. Scarecrow Press, 2005. ISBN 0810846349.

Liberia

 * Dunn, D. Elwood, Amos Jones Beyan, Carl Patrick Burrowes. Historical dictionary of Liberia. Scarecrow Press, 2001. ISBN 0810838761.

Mali

 * Imperato, Pascal James, Gavin H. Imperato. Historical dictionary of Mali. Scarecrow Press, 2008. ISBN 9780810856035.

Mauritania

 * Pazzanita, Anthony G., Alfred G. Gerteiny. Historical dictionary of Mauritania. Scarecrow Press, 1996. ISBN 0810830957.

Niger

 * Decalo, Samuel. Historical dictionary of Niger. Scarecrow Press, 1997. ISBN 0810831368.

Nigeria

 * Coughlin, Kathryn M. Muslim cultures today: A reference guide. Greenwood Press, 2006. ISBN 0313323860.
 * Falola, Toyin, Ann Genova. Historical dictionary of Nigeria. Scarecrow Press, 2009. ISBN 9780810856158.
 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.

Sierra Leone

 * Fyle, C. Magbaily, Cyril P. Foray. Historical dictionary of Sierra Leone. Scarecrow Press, 2006. ISBN 0810853396.
 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.

Americas

 * Bedini, Silvio. The Christopher Columbus Encyclopedia. Simon & Schuster, 1992.
 * Provost, Foster. Columbus Dictionary. Omnigraphics, 1991.
 * Sabin, Joseph, Wilberforce Eames, R. W. G. Vail Bibliographical Society of America. A dictionary of books relating to America, from its discovery to the present time. Joseph Sabin, 1868–1936.

Caribbean

 * Atkinson, Nadine C. The Caribbean history pocket encyclopedia. Arawak, 2003. ISBN 9768189002.
 * Balderston, Daniel, Mike Gonzalez, Ana M. López. Encyclopedia of contemporary Latin American and Caribbean cultures. Routledge, 2000. ISBN 041513188X.
 * Collier, Simon, Thomas E. Skidmore, Harold Blakemore. The Cambridge encyclopedia of Latin America and the Caribbean. Cambridge University Press, 1992. ISBN 0521413222.
 * Désormeaux, Emile, & Jean Baptiste Du Tertre1. Antilles d'hier et d'aujourd'hui: Tout l'univers antillais du début de la colonisation à nos jours. Désormeaux, [1978–].
 * Hallewell, Laurence. Historical dictionaries of Latin America. Scarecrow, 1967–..
 * Kinsbruner, Jay, Erick Detlef Langer. Encyclopedia of Latin American history and culture. Gale, 2008. ISBN 9780684312705.
 * Sader, Emir. Latinoamericana: Enciclopedia contemporanea da America Latina e do Caribe. Laboratorio de Politicas Publicas; Boitempo Editorial, [2006?]. ISBN 8575590847.
 * Saunders, Nicholas J. Peoples of the Caribbean: An encyclopedia of archeology and traditional culture. ABC-CLIO, 2005. ISBN 1576077012.
 * Tenenbaum, Barbara A. Latin America, history and culture: An encyclopedia for students. Macmillan Library Reference, 1999. ISBN 0684805766.

Anguilla

 * Carty, Brenda, Coleville L. Petty. Anguilla: Tranquil isle of the Caribbean. Macmillan Education, 2000.
 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.

Antigua and Barbuda

 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.

Bahamas

 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.

Barbados

 * Fraser, Henry, John Gilmore, Sean Carrington. A–Z of Barbados heritage. Macmillan Caribbean, 2003. ISBN 0333920686; ISBN 9780333920688.
 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.

Cayman Islands

 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.

Cuba

 * Enciclopedia y Clásicos Cubanos, inc. La enciclopedia de Cuba. Enciclopedia y Clásicos Cubanos, 1975–1977. ISBN 8435900975.
 * Ezquerra, Jaime Alvar. Diccionario Espasa historia de España y América. Espasa, 2002. ISBN 8467003162.
 * Martínez-Fernández, Luis. Encyclopedia of Cuba: People, history, culture. Greenwood Press, 2003. ISBN 157356334X.
 * Suchlicki, Jaime. Historical dictionary of Cuba. Scarecrow Press, 2001. ISBN 081083779X.
 * Tucker, Spencer D., James Arnold, Roberta Wiener, Paul G. Pierpaoli, Jack McCallum, Justin D. Murphy. The encyclopedia of the Spanish-American and Philippine-American wars: A political, social, and military history. ABC-CLIO, 2009. ISBN 9781851099511.

Dominica

 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.

Dominican Republic

 * Enciclopedia dominicana. Enciclopédia Dominicana, 2000. ISBN 9768156341.
 * Ramos, Alejandro Paulino, Aquiles Castro. Diccionario de cultura y folklore dominicano. ABC Editorial, 2005. ISBN 9993482382.

French Antilles

 * Corzani, Jack. Dictionnaire encyclopedique Desormeaux. Editions Desormeuax, [1992–1993]. ISBN 2852750201.

Grenada

 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.

Guadeloupe

 * Corzani, Jack. Dictionnaire encyclopedique Desormeaux. Editions Desormeuax, [1992–1993]. ISBN 2852750201.
 * Sellier, Jean, Anne. Le Fur, Bertrand de Brun. Atlas historique des provinces et régions de France: Genèse d'un peuple. La Découverte, 1997. ISBN 2707127515.

Haiti

 * Oriol, Michèle, Corinne Wieser. Histoire et dictionnaire de la révolution et de l'indépendance d'Haïti, 1789–1804. Fondation pour la Recherche Iconographique et Documentaire, 2002. ISBN 9993520829.

Jamaica

 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.
 * Senior, Olive. Encyclopedia of Jamaican heritage. Twin Guinep, 2003. ISBN 9768007141.

Martinique

 * Corzani, Jack. Dictionnaire encyclopedique Desormeaux. Editions Desormeuax, [1992–1993]. ISBN 2852750201.
 * Sellier, Jean, Anne. Le Fur, Bertrand de Brun. Atlas historique des provinces et régions de France: Genèse d'un peuple. La Découverte, 1997. ISBN 2707127515.

Montserrat

 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.

Puerto Rico

 * Fernandez, Ronald, Serafin Méndez Méndez, Gail Cueto. Puerto Rico past and present: An encyclopedia. Greenwood Press, 1998. ISBN 031329822X.
 * Sugrañes, José A. Toro. Nueva enciclopedia de Puerto Rico. Editorial Lector, 1995. ISBN 8487624421.

Saba

 * Hoetink, H. Encyclopedie van de Nederlandse Antillen. Elsevier, 1969.

Saint Barthélemy

 * Sellier, Jean, Anne. Le Fur, Bertrand de Brun. Atlas historique des provinces et régions de France: Genèse d'un peuple. La Découverte, 1997. ISBN 2707127515.

Saint Kitts and Nevis

 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.

Saint Lucia

 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.

Saint Martin

 * Sellier, Jean, Anne. Le Fur, Bertrand de Brun. Atlas historique des provinces et régions de France: Genèse d'un peuple. La Découverte, 1997. ISBN 2707127515.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.

Sint Eustatius

 * Hoetink, H. Encyclopedie van de Nederlandse Antillen. Elsevier, 1969.

Sint Maarten

 * Hoetink, H. Encyclopedie van de Nederlandse Antillen. Elsevier, 1969.

Trinidad and Tobago

 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.

Turks and Caicos Islands

 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.

Central America

 * Balderston, Daniel, Mike Gonzalez, Ana M. López. Encyclopedia of contemporary Latin American and Caribbean cultures. Routledge, 2000. ISBN 041513188X.
 * Bunson, Margaret, Stephen Bunson. Encyclopedia of ancient Mesoamerica. Facts on File, 1996. ISBN 0816024022.
 * Carrasco, David. The Oxford encyclopedia of Mesoamerican cultures: The civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Oxford University Press, 2001. ISBN 0195108159.
 * Collier, Simon, Thomas E. Skidmore, Harold Blakemore. The Cambridge encyclopedia of Latin America and the Caribbean. Cambridge University Press, 1992. ISBN 0521413222.
 * Evans, Susan Toby, David L. Webster. Archaeology of ancient Mexico and Central America: An encyclopedia. Garland, 2001. ISBN 0815308876.
 * Hallewell, Laurence. Historical dictionaries of Latin America. Scarecrow, 1967–..
 * Kinsbruner, Jay, Erick Detlef Langer. Encyclopedia of Latin American history and culture. Gale, 2008. ISBN 9780684312705.
 * Phillips, Charles, David M. Jones. The illustrated encyclopedia of Aztec and Maya: The history, legend, myth and culture of the ancient native peoples of Mexico and Central America. Lorenz, 2004. ISBN 0754814890.
 * Sader, Emir. Latinoamericana: Enciclopedia contemporanea da America Latina e do Caribe. Laboratorio de Politicas Publicas; Boitempo Editorial, [2006?]. ISBN 8575590847.
 * Smith, Joseph. Historical dictionary of United States–Latin American relations. Scarecrow Press, 2007. ISBN 0810855291.
 * Tenenbaum, Barbara A. Latin America, history and culture: An encyclopedia for students. Macmillan Library Reference, 1999. ISBN 0684805766.

Belize

 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.

Costa Rica

 * D'Angelo, G., Carlos Gispert. Enciclopedia de Costa Rica. Océano, 2001. ISBN 8449418798.
 * Ezquerra, Jaime Alvar. Diccionario Espasa historia de España y América. Espasa, 2002. ISBN 8467003162.
 * Gutierrez, Pedro Rafael. Calendario historico: 500 anos de historia de Costa Rica. Universidad Autonoma de Centro America, 1988. ISBN 9977630526.

Dominican Republic

 * Ezquerra, Jaime Alvar. Diccionario Espasa historia de España y América. Espasa, 2002. ISBN 8467003162.

El Salvador

 * Cardenal, Rodolfo. Enciclopedia de El Salvador. Océano, [2001]. ISBN 8449416183.
 * Ezquerra, Jaime Alvar. Diccionario Espasa historia de España y América. Espasa, 2002. ISBN 8467003162.
 * Peñate, Óscar Martínez and María Elena Sánchez. El Salvador, diccionario: Personajes, hechos históricos, geografía e instituciones. Editorial Nuevo Enfoque, 2000. ISBN 9992380047.

Guatemala

 * Ezquerra, Jaime Alvar. Diccionario Espasa historia de España y América. Espasa, 2002. ISBN 8467003162.

Honduras

 * d'Angelo, Graciela. Enciclopedia de Honduras. Océano Grupo Editorial, 2004. ISBN 8449419441.
 * Ezquerra, Jaime Alvar. Diccionario Espasa historia de España y América. Espasa, 2002. ISBN 8467003162.
 * Ortega, Ramiro Colindres, Oscar Armando Valladares. Enciclopedia histórica de Honduras. Graficentro Editores, 1989.
 * O, Ramiro Colindres. Enciclopedia hondureña ilustrada: De personajes históricos y figuras contemporáneos. Graficentro Editores, 1994.

Nicaragua

 * Ezquerra, Jaime Alvar. Diccionario Espasa historia de España y América. Espasa, 2002. ISBN 8467003162.
 * Gispert, Carlos. Enciclopedia de Nicaragua. Oceano, 2003. ISBN 8449422310.

Panama

 * Ezquerra, Jaime Alvar. Diccionario Espasa historia de España y América. Espasa, 2002. ISBN 8467003162.

North America

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 * Keller, Rosemary Skinner, Rosemary Radford Ruether, Marie Cantlon. Encyclopedia of women and religion in North America. Indiana University Press, 2006. ISBN 0253346851.
 * Miller, Randall and John D. Smith. Dictionary of Afro-American Slavery. Greenwood, 1988.
 * Zhou, Peter X. Collecting Asia: East Asian libraries in North America, 1868–2008. Association for Asian Studies, 2010. ISBN 9780924304569.

Bermuda

 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.

Canada

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 * James Harley Marsh ed.: The Canadian Encyclopedia L'encyclopédie canadienne, Historica Canada, 2000. Online edition constantly updated and bilingual
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 * Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. University of Regina.
 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.
 * Gough, Barry M. Historical dictionary of Canada. Scarecrow Press, 1999. ISBN 081083541X.
 * Hayes, Derek. Historical atlas of the Arctic. Douglas and McIntyre; University of Washington Press, 2003. ISBN 1553650042.
 * Holland, Clive. Arctic exploration and development, c. 500 B.C. to 1915: An encyclopedia. Garland Publ., 1994. ISBN 0824076486.
 * Lamar, Howard Roberts. The new encyclopedia of the American West. Yale University Press, 1998. ISBN 0300070888.
 * Mills, William J. Exploring polar frontiers: A historical encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO, 2003. ISBN 1576074226.
 * Myers, Jan. The Fitzhenry & Whiteside Book of Canadian Facts and Dates. Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 1986.
 * New, W H: The Encyclopedia of Canadian Literature. University of Toronto, 2002
 * Nuttall, Mark. Encyclopedia of the Arctic. Routledge, 2005. ISBN 1579584365.
 * Story, Norah. Oxford Companion to Canadian History and Literature. Oxford University Press, 1967.

Greenland

 * Hayes, Derek. Historical atlas of the Arctic. Douglas and McIntyre; University of Washington Press, 2003. ISBN 1553650042.
 * Holland, Clive. Arctic exploration and development, c. 500 B.C. to 1915: An encyclopedia. Garland Publ., 1994. ISBN 0824076486.
 * Mills, William J. Exploring polar frontiers: A historical encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO, 2003. ISBN 1576074226.
 * Nuttall, Mark. Encyclopedia of the Arctic. Routledge, 2005. ISBN 1579584365.

Mexico

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 * Arellanes, Anselmo. Diccionario histórico de la revolución en Oaxaca. [IIS] UABJO; IEEPO, 1997. ISBN 9687596058.
 * Carrasco, David. The Oxford encyclopedia of Mesoamerican cultures: The civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Oxford University Press, 2001. ISBN 0195108159.
 * Coerver, Don M., Suzanne B. Pasztor, Robert Buffington. Mexico: An encyclopedia of contemporary culture and history. ABC-CLIO, 2004. ISBN 1576071324.
 * Collier, Simon, Thomas E. Skidmore, Harold Blakemore. The Cambridge encyclopedia of Latin America and the Caribbean. Cambridge University Press, 1992. ISBN 0521413222.
 * Dent, David W. Encyclopedia of modern Mexico. Scarecrow Press, 2002. ISBN 0810842912.
 * Evans, Susan Toby, David L. Webster. Archaeology of ancient Mexico and Central America: An encyclopedia. Garland, 2001. ISBN 0815308876.
 * Ezquerra, Jaime Alvar. Diccionario Espasa historia de España y América. Espasa, 2002. ISBN 8467003162.
 * Fernández, Roberto Peredo, Octavio Ochoa Contreras, Gialuanna Ayora Vázquez. Diccionario enciclopédico veracruzano. Universidad Veracruzana, 1993. ISBN 9688342939.
 * Frazier, Donald S. The United States and Mexico at war: Nineteenth-century expansionism and conflict. Macmillan Reference USA, 1998. ISBN 0028646061.
 * García, Carlos Román. Diccionario enciclopédico de Chiapas. Consejo Estatal para la Cultura y las Artes de Chiapas; Universidad de Ciencias y Artes del Estado de Chiapas, 2000. ISBN 9685025908.
 * Guerrero Cultural Siglo XXI, A.C. Diccionario enciclopédico del Estado de Guerrero. Guerrero Cultural Siglo XXI, A.C, 1999.
 * Hallewell, Laurence. Historical dictionaries of Latin America. Scarecrow, 1967–..
 * Higuera, Salvador Mateos. Enciclopedia gráfica del México antiguo. Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público, 1992–[1994]. ISBN 9688065560.
 * Instituto Nacional de Estudios Históricos de la Revolución Mexicana. Diccionario histórico y biográfico de la Revolución Mexicana. Instituto Nacional de Estudios Históricos de la Revolución Mexicana, Secretaría de Gobernación, 1990–1994. ISBN 968805562X.
 * Kinsbruner, Jay, Erick Detlef Langer. Encyclopedia of Latin American history and culture. Gale, 2008. ISBN 9780684312705.
 * Lamar, Howard Roberts. The new encyclopedia of the American West. Yale University Press, 1998. ISBN 0300070888.
 * Musacchio, Humberto. Diccionario enciclopédico del Distrito Federal. Hoja Casa Editorial, 2000. ISBN 9686565582.
 * Musacchio, Humberto. Milenios de México. Hoja Casa Editorial, 1999. ISBN 9686565345.
 * Phillips, Charles, David M. Jones. The illustrated encyclopedia of Aztec and Maya: The history, legend, myth and culture of the ancient native peoples of Mexico and Central America. Lorenz, 2004. ISBN 0754814890.
 * Pinzon, Soledad Mata, Carlos Zolla, Diego Méndez Granados Instituto Nacional Indigenista (Mexico). Diccionario enciclopédico de la medicina tradicional mexicana. Instituto Nacional Indigenista, 1994. ISBN 9682961335.
 * Diccionario Porrúa de historia, biografía y geografía de México. Editorial Porrúa, 1995. ISBN 968452904X.
 * Smith, Joseph. Historical dictionary of United States–Latin American relations. Scarecrow Press, 2007. ISBN 0810855291.
 * Werner, Michael S., Tom Willcockson, Robert M. Salkin. Encyclopedia of Mexico: History, society and culture. Fitzroy Dearborn, 1997. ISBN 1884964311.

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

 * Sellier, Jean, Anne. Le Fur, Bertrand de Brun. Atlas historique des provinces et régions de France: Genèse d'un peuple. La Découverte, 1997. ISBN 2707127515.

United States

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 * Atlas of American History. 2nd ed., Scribner's, 1984.
 * Becker, William H. The Encyclopedia of American Business History and Biography. Facts on File/Bruccoli Clark Layman, 1988-.
 * Benowitz, June Melby. Encyclopedia of American women and religion. ABC-CLIO, 1998. ISBN 0874368871.
 * Boyer, Paul S., Melvyn Dubofsky. The Oxford companion to United States history. Oxford University Press, 2001. ISBN 0195082095.
 * Bradley, David, Shelley Fisher Fishkin. The encyclopedia of civil rights in America. Sharpe Reference, 1998. ISBN 0765680009.
 * Browne, Ray Broadus, Pat Browne. The guide to United States popular culture. Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 2001. ISBN 0879728213.
 * Buenker, John D., Joseph Buenker. Encyclopedia of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. Sharpe Reference, 2005. ISBN 0765680513.
 * Carruth, Gorton. The Encyclopedia of American Facts and Dates. 9th ed., HarperCollins, 1997. ISBN 0062701924.
 * Cayton, Mary Kupiec, Peter W. Williams. Encyclopedia of American cultural and intellectual history. Scribner, 2001. ISBN 0684805618.
 * Cayton, Mary Kupiec, Elliott J. Gorn, Peter W. Williams. Encyclopedia of American Social History. Scribner's; Maxwell Macmillan Canada; Maxwell Macmillan International, 1993. ISBN 0684192462.
 * Ciment, James. Colonial America: An encyclopedia of social, political, cultural, and economic history. Sharpe Reference, 2006. ISBN 0765680653.
 * Ciment, James. Encyclopedia of American immigration. M.E. Sharpe, 2001. ISBN 0765680289.
 * Ciment, James, Thaddeus Russell. The home front encyclopedia: United States, Britain, and Canada in World Wars I and II. ABC-CLIO, 2007. ISBN 978-1-57607-849-5.
 * Ciment, James.  Postwar America: An encyclopedia of social, political, cultural, and economic history. M. E. Sharpe, 2006. ISBN 076568067X.
 * Clinton, Catherine, Christine A. Lunardini. The Columbia guide to American women in the nineteenth century. Columbia University Press, 2000. ISBN 0231109202.
 * Concise Dictionary of American History. Scribner's, 1983.
 * Corps, Terry. Historical dictionary of the Jacksonian era and Manifest Destiny. Scarecrow Press, 2006. ISBN 0810854538.
 * Cullen-DuPont, Kathryn. Encyclopedia of women's history in America. Facts on File, 2000. ISBN 0816041008.
 * Davis, Richard C. Encyclopedia of American forest and conservation history. Macmillan; Collier Macmillan, 1983. ISBN 0029073502.
 * DeConde, Alexander, Richard Dean Burns, Fredrik Logevall. Encyclopedia of American foreign policy. Scribner, 2002. ISBN 0684806576.
 * Dictionary of American Biography. Scribner's, 1928-.
 * Duchak, Alicia. A–Z of modern America. Routledge, 1999. ISBN 0415187559.
 * Encyclopedia of the North American Colonies. 1993.
 * Faragher, John M. The Encyclopedia of Colonial and Revolutionary America. Facts on File, 1989.
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 * Finkelman, Paul. Encyclopedia of the new American nation: The emergence of the United States, 1754–1829. Charles Scribner's Sons; Thomson Gale, 2006. ISBN 0684313464.
 * Foner, Eric. Freedom's lawmakers: A directory of black officeholders during Reconstruction. Louisiana State University Press, 1996. ISBN 0807120820.
 * Foner, Eric and John Garraty. The Reader's Companion to American History. Houghton Mifflin, 1991.
 * Frazier, Donald S. The United States and Mexico at war: Nineteenth-century expansionism and conflict. Macmillan Reference USA, 1998. ISBN 0028646061.
 * Goldfield, David R. Encyclopedia of American urban history. Sage, 2007. ISBN 0761928847.
 * Gordon, Lois G., Alan Gordon. American chronicle: Year by year through the twentieth century. Yale University Press, 1999. ISBN 0300075871.
 * Hahn, Peter L. Historical dictionary of United States–Middle East relations. Scarecrow Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-8108-5549-6.
 * Johnson, Thomas Herbert. Oxford Companion to American History. Oxford University Press, 1966.
 * Kammen, Carol, Norma Prendergast. Encyclopedia of local history. AltaMira Press, 2000. ISBN 0742503992.
 * Kane, Joseph Nathan. Facts About the Presidents. 6th ed., H. W. Wilson, 1993.
 * Kane, Joseph Nathan. Facts About the States. H. W. Wilson, 1989.
 * Kane, Joseph Nathan, Steven Anzovin, Janet Podell. Famous first facts: A record of first happenings, discoveries, and inventions in American history. H. W. Wilson, 2006. ISBN 0824210654.
 * Knight, Peter. Conspiracy theories in American history: An encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO, 2003. ISBN 1576078124.
 * Kumaraswamy, P. R. Historical dictionary of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Scarecrow Press, 2006. ISBN 0810853434.
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 * Kutler, Stanley I., Robert Dallek, David A. Hollinger. Encyclopedia of the United States in the twentieth century. Charles Scribner's Sons; Simon & Schuster; Prentice Hall International, 1996. ISBN 0132105357.
 * Mankiller, Wilma Pearl. The reader's companion to U.S. women's history. Houghton Mifflin, 1998. ISBN 0395671736.
 * Matray, James Irving. East Asia and the United States: An encyclopedia of relations since 1784. Greenwood Press, 2002. ISBN 0313305579.
 * Mays, Dorothy A. Women in early America: Struggle, survival, and freedom in a new world. ABC-CLIO, 2004. ISBN 1851094296.
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 * Middleton, Ken. American women's history: A research guide..
 * Moreno, Barry. Encyclopedia of Ellis Island. Greenwood Press, 2004. ISBN 0313326827.
 * Morris, Richard B. Encyclopedia of American History. 6th ed., HarperCollins, 1982.
 * Morris, Richard Brandon and Jeffrey Brandon Morris. Encyclopedia of American history. Harper Collins, 1996. ISBN 0062700553.
 * Ness, Immanuel, Stephen Eric Bronner, Frances Fox Piven. Encyclopedia of American social movements. Sharpe Reference, 2004. ISBN 0765680459.
 * Olson, James S. and Susan Wladaver-Morgan. Dictionary of United States Economic History. Greenwood, 1992.
 * Porter, Glenn. Encyclopedia of American Economic History: Studies of the Principal Movements and Ideas. Scribner's, 1980.
 * Queen, Edward L., Stephen R. Prothero, Gardiner H. Shattuck. Encyclopedia of American religious history. Facts on File, 2001. ISBN 0816043353.
 * Schlesinger, Arthur, Jr. Almanac of American History.
 * Scribner Desk Dictionary of American History. Scribner's, 1984.
 * Shavit, David. United States in Asia: A Historical Dictionary. Greenwood, 1990. ISBN 0313253412.
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 * Sifakis, Carl. The mafia encyclopedia. Facts on File, 2005. ISBN 0816056943.
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 * Sutter, Robert G. Historical dictionary of Chinese foreign policy. Scarecrow Press, 2011. ISBN 9780810868601.
 * The United States in Africa: A Historical Dictionary. Greenwood, 1989.
 * The United States in Asia: A Historical Dictionary. Greenwood, 1990.
 * The United States in the Middle East: A Historical Dictionary. Greenwood, 1988.
 * Tucker, Spencer D., James Arnold, Roberta Wiener, Paul G. Pierpaoli, Jack McCallum, Justin D. Murphy. The encyclopedia of the Spanish-American and Philippine-American wars: A political, social, and military history. ABC-CLIO, 2009. ISBN 9781851099511.
 * Urdang, Laurence. Timetables of American History. Simon & Schuster, 1981.
 * Van Sant, John E., Peter Mauch, Yoneyuki Sugita. Historical dictionary of United States–Japan relations. Scarecrow Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-8108-5608-0.
 * Wakelyn, Jon L. Birth of the Bill of Rights: Encyclopedia of the Antifederalists. Greenwood Press, 2004. ISBN 0313317399.
 * Weatherbee, Donald E. Historical dictionary of United States–Southeast Asia relations. Scarecrow Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-8108-5542-7.
 * Wintz, Cary D., Paul Finkelman. Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance. Routledge, 2004. ISBN 157958389X.
 * Wynar, Lubomyr Roman, Anna T. Wynar. Encyclopedic directory of ethnic newspapers and periodicals in the United States. Libraries Unlimited, 1976. ISBN 0872871541.
 * Yanak, Ted and Pam Cornelison. Great American History Fact-Finder. Houghton Mifflin, 1993.

Alaska

 * Hayes, Derek. Historical atlas of the Arctic. Douglas and McIntyre; University of Washington Press, 2003. ISBN 1553650042.
 * Holland, Clive. Arctic exploration and development, c. 500 B.C. to 1915: An encyclopedia. Garland Publ., 1994. ISBN 0824076486.
 * Mills, William J. Exploring polar frontiers: A historical encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO, 2003. ISBN 1576074226.
 * Nuttall, Mark. Encyclopedia of the Arctic. Routledge, 2005. ISBN 1579584365.

American West

 * Cusic, Don. Cowboys and the Wild West: An A–Z guide from the Chisholm Trail to the silver screen. Facts on File, 1994. ISBN 0816027838.
 * Lamar, Howard Roberts. The new encyclopedia of the American West. Yale University Press, 1998. ISBN 0300070888.
 * Lamar, Howard R. The Reader's Encyclopedia of the American West. HarperCollins, 1977.
 * McLoughlin, Denis. Wild and Woolly: An Encyclopedia of the American West. Doubleday, 1975.
 * Nestor, Sandy. Silver and gold mining camps of the old West: A state by state American encyclopedia. McFarland, 2007. ISBN 9780786428137.

Midwest

 * Sisson, Richard, Christian K. Zacher, Andrew R. L. Cayton. The American Midwest: An interpretive encyclopedia. Indiana University Press, 2007. ISBN 0253348862.

New England

 * Feintuch, Burt, David H. Watters. The encyclopedia of New England: The culture and history of an American region. Yale University Press, 2005. ISBN 0300100272.

Southern United States

 * Current, Richard Nelson, Paul D. Escott. Encyclopedia of the Confederacy. Simon & Schuster, 1993–. ISBN 0132759918.
 * Richter, William L. Historical dictionary of the Old South. Scarecrow Press, 2006. ISBN 0810850745.
 * Riley, Sam G. Magazines of the American South. Greenwood Press, 1986. ISBN 0313243379.
 * Twyman, Robert W. and David C. Roller. The Encyclopedia of Southern History. Louisiana State University Press, 1979.
 * Volo, James M., Dorothy Denneen Volo. Encyclopedia of the antebellum South. Greenwood Press, 2000. ISBN 0313308861.
 * Wilson, Charles Reagen, James G. Thomas, Ann J. Abadie, University of Mississippi. The new encyclopedia of Southern culture. University of North Carolina Press, 2006–2007. ISBN 9780807830031.

South America

 * Balderston, Daniel, Mike Gonzalez, Ana M. López. Encyclopedia of contemporary Latin American and Caribbean cultures. Routledge, 2000. ISBN 041513188X.
 * Collier, Simon, Thomas E. Skidmore, Harold Blakemore. The Cambridge encyclopedia of Latin America and the Caribbean. Cambridge University Press, 1992. ISBN 0521413222.
 * Gunson, Phil, Andrew Thompson, Greg Chamberlain. The dictionary of contemporary politics of South America. Routledge, 1989. ISBN 0415028086.
 * Hallewell, Laurence. Historical dictionaries of Latin America. Scarecrow, 1967–..
 * Kinsbruner, Jay, Erick Detlef Langer. Encyclopedia of Latin American history and culture. Gale, 2008. ISBN 9780684312705.
 * Sader, Emir. Latinoamericana: Enciclopedia contemporanea da America Latina e do Caribe. Laboratorio de Politicas Publicas; Boitempo Editorial, [2006?]. ISBN 8575590847.
 * Smith, Joseph. Historical dictionary of United States–Latin American relations. Scarecrow Press, 2007. ISBN 0810855291.
 * Tenenbaum, Barbara A. Latin America, history and culture: An encyclopedia for students. Macmillan Library Reference, 1999. ISBN 0684805766.

Argentina

 * Chávez, Fermín, Roberto Vilchez, Enrique Manson, Lorenzo González. Diccionario histórico argentino. Ediciones Fabro, 2005. ISBN 9872166609.
 * de Santillan, Diego Abad. Gran enciclopedia argentina. Ediar, 1956–1964.
 * Ezquerra, Jaime Alvar. Diccionario Espasa historia de España y América. Espasa, 2002. ISBN 8467003162.
 * Kohut, David R., Olga Vilella, Beatric Julian. Historical dictionary of the "dirty wars". Scarecrow Press, 2003. ISBN 0810848538.

Bolivia

 * Barnadas, Josep M., Guillermo Calvo, Juan Ticlla Grupo de Estudios Históricos. Diccionario histórico de Bolivia. Grupo de Estudios Históricos, 2002. ISBN 8483702770.
 * Ezquerra, Jaime Alvar. Diccionario Espasa historia de España y América. Espasa, 2002. ISBN 8467003162.
 * Sagárnaga M., J. Antonio. Breve diccionario de la cultura nativa en Bolivia. Producciones Cima, [2002].

Brazil

 * Brasil A/Z: Enciclopédia alfabética em um único volume. Editora Universo, 1988. ISBN 8585222212.
 * de Oliveira, José Teixeira and Affonso d'Escragnolle Taunay. Dicionário brasileiro de datas históricas. Editora Vozes, 2002. ISBN 853262698X.
 * Ezquerra, Jaime Alvar. Diccionario Espasa historia de España y América. Espasa, 2002. ISBN 8467003162.
 * Flores, Moacyr. Dicionário de história do Brasil. EDIPUCRS, 2004. ISBN 8574302090.
 * Lopes, Nei. Enciclopédia brasileira da diáspora africana. Selo Negro Edições, 2004. ISBN 8587478214.
 * Vainfas, Renaldo. Dicionário do Brasil colonial, 1500–1808. Objetiva, 2000. ISBN 8573023201.
 * Vainfas, Renaldo. Dicionário do Brasil imperial, 1822–1889. Objetiva, 2002. ISBN 8573024410.

Chile

 * Céspedes, Mario, & Lelia Garreaud. Gran diccionario de Chile: Biográfico-cultural. Importadora Alfa, 1988.
 * Ezquerra, Jaime Alvar. Diccionario Espasa historia de España y América. Espasa, 2002. ISBN 8467003162.
 * Kohut, David R., Olga Vilella, Beatric Julian. Historical dictionary of the "dirty wars". Scarecrow Press, 2003. ISBN 0810848538.
 * Vergara, Abraham Quezada. Diccionario de conceptos históricos y geográficos de Chile. RIL Editores, 2004. ISBN 9562843572.

Rapa Nui

 * West, Barbara A. Encyclopedia of the peoples of Asia and Oceania. Facts On File, 2009. ISBN 9780816071098.

Colombia

 * Ezquerra, Jaime Alvar. Diccionario Espasa historia de España y América. Espasa, 2002. ISBN 8467003162.
 * Medellín, Jorge Alejandro, & Diana Fajardo Rivera. Diccionario de Colombia. Grupo Editorial Norma, 2005. ISBN 9580485615.
 * Melo, Jorge Orlando, José Antonio Ocampo. Gran enciclopedia de Colombia: Temática. Círculo de Lectores, c1991–c1994. ISBN 9582802944.

Ecuador

 * Albuja, Ana Maria Cadena. Este es mi país Ecuador: Enciclopedia temática-alfabética. Grupo Cultural, 2006. ISBN 9978322191.
 * Ezquerra, Jaime Alvar. Diccionario Espasa historia de España y América. Espasa, 2002. ISBN 8467003162.
 * Neto, Paulo de Carvalho. Diccionario del folklore ecuatoriano. Editorial Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana, 2001. ISBN 9789978622018.
 * Noboa, Fernando Jurado. Diccionario histórico genealógico de apellidos y familias de origen quechua, aymara y araucano (Ecuador). Temístocles Hernández, 2002. ISBN 9978424075.
 * Ponce, Javier. Enciclopedia Ecuador a su alcance. Espasa, 2004. ISBN 9978983244.

Falkland Islands

 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.

French Guiana

 * Corzani, Jack. Dictionnaire encyclopedique Desormeaux. Editions Desormeuax, [1992–1993]. ISBN 2852750201.
 * Sellier, Jean, Anne. Le Fur, Bertrand de Brun. Atlas historique des provinces et régions de France: Genèse d'un peuple. La Découverte, 1997. ISBN 2707127515.

Guyana

 * Balkaran, Lal. Dictionary of the Guyanese Amerindians and other South American native terms: An A–Z guide to their anthropology, cosmology, culture, exploration, history, geography, legend, folklore and myth. LBA, 2002. ISBN 0969983387.
 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.
 * National History & Arts Council. Dictionary of Guyanese folklore. National History & Arts Council, 1975.

Paraguay

 * Ezquerra, Jaime Alvar. Diccionario Espasa historia de España y América. Espasa, 2002. ISBN 8467003162.

Peru

 * Brown, Fortunato. Todo el Perú 1996: Breve enciclopedia peruana. Ediciones Brown, 1996..
 * Enciclopedia tematica del Peru. El Comerio, 2004. ISBN 9972752003.
 * Ezquerra, Jaime Alvar. Diccionario Espasa historia de España y América. Espasa, 2002. ISBN 8467003162.

Suriname

 * Friedrich, Conrad, Albert Bruijning, Jan Voorhoeve, M. Gordijn. Encyclopedie van Suriname. Elsevier, 1977. ISBN 9010018423.

Uruguay

 * Ezquerra, Jaime Alvar. Diccionario Espasa historia de España y América. Espasa, 2002. ISBN 8467003162.
 * Kohut, David R., Olga Vilella, Beatric Julian. Historical dictionary of the "dirty wars". Scarecrow Press, 2003. ISBN 0810848538.

Venezuela

 * Campos, Manuel Rodriguez, Sara Colmenares. Diccionario de historia de Venezuela. Fundacion Polar, 1997. ISBN 9806397371.
 * Ezquerra, Jaime Alvar. Diccionario Espasa historia de España y América. Espasa, 2002. ISBN 8467003162.
 * Gran enciclopedia de Venezuela. Globe, c1998–c2001. ISBN 9806427009.
 * Sanz, Rodolfo. Diccionario para uso de chavistas, chavólogos y antichavistas. Editorial Nuevo Pensamiento Crítico, 2004. ISBN 9801206527.
 * Strauss, Rafael A., Nelson Garrido. Diccionario de cultura popular. Fundación Bigott, [1999]. ISBN 9806428137.

Antarctica

 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.
 * Mills, William J. Exploring polar frontiers: A historical encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO, 2003. ISBN 1576074226.
 * Riffenburgh, Beau. Encyclopedia of the Antarctic. Routledge, 2007. ISBN 0415970245.

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.

Asia

 * Embree, Ainslie Thomas, Asia Society. Encyclopedia of Asian history. Scribner; Collier Macmillan, 1988. ISBN 0684186195.
 * Ghazanfar, Shaikh M. Islamic civilization: History, contributions, and influence: A compendium of literature. Scarecrow Press, 2006. ISBN 0810852640.
 * Shavit, David. United States in Asia: A Historical Dictionary. Greenwood, 1990.
 * West, Barbara A. Encyclopedia of the peoples of Asia and Oceania. Facts On File, 2009. ISBN 9780816071098.

Central Asia

 * Buell, Paul D. Historical dictionary of the Mongol world empire. Scarecrow Press, 2003. ISBN 0810845717.
 * Dani, Ahmad Hasan, V. M. Masson, UNESCO. History of civilizations of Central Asia. UNESCO, 1992–.
 * East Asian Curriculum Project, Columbia University. The Mongols in world history. East Asian Curriculum Project. Available online here.
 * Embree, Ainslie Thomas, Asia Society. Encyclopedia of Asian history. Scribner; Collier Macmillan, 1988. ISBN 0684186195.
 * Levinson, David Karen Christensen. Encyclopedia of modern Asia. Charles Scribner's Sons, 2002. ISBN 0684806177.
 * Rhyne, George N., Edward J. Lazzerini, Bruce Friend Adams. The supplement to the modern encyclopedia of Russian, Soviet and Eurasian history. Academic International Press, 1995–. ISBN 0875691420.
 * Somel, Selçuk Akşin. Historical dictionary of the Ottoman Empire. Scarecrow Press, 2003. ISBN 0810843323.

Kazakhstan

 * Hanks, Reuel R. Central Asia: A global studies handbook. ABC-CLIO, 2005. ISBN 1851096566.

Kyrgyzstan

 * Abazov, Rafis. Historical dictionary of Kyrgyzstan. Scarecrow Press, 2004. ISBN 0810848686.
 * Hanks, Reuel R. Central Asia: A global studies handbook. ABC-CLIO, 2005. ISBN 1851096566.

Tajikistan

 * Abdullaev, Kamoludin, Shahram Akbarzadeh. Historical dictionary of Tajikistan. Scarecrow Press, 2002. ISBN 0810841843.

Turkmenistan

 * Abazov, Rafis. Historical dictionary of Turkmenistan. Scarecrow Press, 2005. ISBN 0810853620.

Uzbekistan

 * Coughlin, Kathryn M. Muslim cultures today: A reference guide. Greenwood Press, 2006. ISBN 0313323860.
 * Hanks, Reuel R. Central Asia: A global studies handbook. ABC-CLIO, 2005. ISBN 1851096566.

East Asia

 * Levinson, David Karen Christensen. Encyclopedia of modern Asia. Charles Scribner's Sons, 2002. ISBN 0684806177.
 * Matray, James Irving. East Asia and the United States: An encyclopedia of relations since 1784. Greenwood Press, 2002. ISBN 0313305579.

China

 * Buell, Paul D. Historical dictionary of the Mongol world empire. Scarecrow Press, 2003. ISBN 0810845717.
 * Cheng, Linsun, Kerry Brown. Berkshire encyclopedia of China: Modern and historic views of the world's newest and oldest global power. Berkshire, 2009. ISBN 9780977015948.
 * Darvis, Edward Lawrence. Encyclopedia of contemporary Chinese culture. Routledge, 2005. ISBN 0415241294.
 * East Asian Curriculum Project, Columbia University. The Mongols in world history. East Asian Curriculum Project. Available online here.
 * Gao, James Zheng. Historical dictionary of modern China (1800-1949). Scarecrow Press, 2009. ISBN 9780810849303.
 * Guo, Jian, Yongyi Song, Yuan Zhou. Historical dictionary of the Chinese Cultural Revolution. Scarecrow Press, 2006. ISBN 0810854619.
 * Historical Dictionary of Revolutionary China, 1839-1976, Greenwood, 1992.
 * James, C. V., Chung-kuo she hui kʻo hsüeh yüan; Chung-kuo she hui kʻo hsüeh chʻu pan she. Information China: The comprehensive and authoritative reference source of new China. Pergamon Press, 1989. ISBN 0080347649.
 * LaFleur, Robert André. China: A global studies handbook. ABC-CLIO, 2003. ISBN 1576072843.
 * Leese, Daniel. Brill's encyclopedia of China. Brill, 2009. ISBN 9789004168633.
 * Leung, Pak-Wah. Historical dictionary of revolutionary China, 1839–1976. Greenwood Press, 1992. ISBN 0313264570.
 * Lieberthal, Kenneth, Bruce J. Dickson. A research guide to central party and government meetings in China, 1949–1986. M.E. Sharpe, 1989. ISBN 0873324927.
 * Lin, Chun, Hans Hendrischke. The territories of the People's Republic of China. Routledge, 2006. ISBN 1857433955.
 * Luo, Jing, Aimin Chen, Shunfeng Song. China today: An encyclopedia of life in the People's Republic. Greenwood Press, 2005. ISBN 0313321701.
 * Michaud, Jean. Historical dictionary of the peoples of the Southeast Asian massif. Scarecrow Press, 2006. ISBN 081085466X.
 * Olson, James Stuart. An ethnohistorical dictionary of China. Greenwood Press, 1998. ISBN 0313288534.
 * O'Neill, Hugh. Companion to Chinese History. Facts on File, 1987.
 * Pong, David. Encyclopedia of modern China. Charles Scribner's Sons/Gale, Cengage Learning, c2009. ISBN 9780684315669.
 * Sullivan, Lawrence R. Historical dictionary of the People's Republic of China. Scarecrow Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-8108-5380-5.
 * Sullivan, Lawrence R., Nancy R. Hearst. Historical dictionary of the People's Republic of China, 1949–1997. Scarecrow Press, 1997. ISBN 0810833492.
 * Sutter, Robert G. Historical dictionary of Chinese foreign policy. Scarecrow Press, 2011. ISBN 9780810868601.
 * Tiedemann, R. G. Reference guide to Christian missionary societies in China: From the sixteenth to the twentieth century. M.E. Sharpe, 2009. ISBN 9780765618085.
 * Wang, Ke-Wen. Modern China: An encyclopedia of history, culture, and nationalism. Garland Publishing, 1998. ISBN 0815307209.
 * Wortzel, Larry M., Robin D. S. Higham. Dictionary of contemporary Chinese military history. Greenwood Press, 1999. ISBN 0313293376.
 * Xiong, Victor Cunrui. Historical dictionary of medieval China. Scarecrow Press, 2009. ISBN 9780810860537.

Hong Kong

 * Chan, Ming K., Shiu-Hing Lo. Historical dictionary of the Hong Kong SAR and the Macao SAR. Scarecrow Press, 2006. ISBN 0810850613.
 * Roberts, Elfed Vaughan, Ngai-Ling Sum, Peter Bradshaw. Historical dictionary of Hong Kong and Macau. Scarecrow Press, 1992. ISBN 0810825740.
 * Sutter, Robert G. Historical dictionary of Chinese foreign policy. Scarecrow Press, 2011. ISBN 9780810868601.

Macau

 * Chan, Ming K., Shiu-Hing Lo. Historical dictionary of the Hong Kong SAR and the Macao SAR. Scarecrow Press, 2006. ISBN 0810850613.
 * Roberts, Elfed Vaughan, Ngai-Ling Sum, Peter Bradshaw. Historical dictionary of Hong Kong and Macau. Scarecrow Press, 1992. ISBN 0810825740.

Japan

 * Bowring, Richard John, Peter F. Kornicki. The Cambridge encyclopedia of Japan. Cambridge University Press, 1993. ISBN 0521403529.
 * Ellington, Lucien. Japan: A global studies handbook. ABC CLIO, 2002. ISBN 1576072711.
 * Embree, Ainslie Thomas, Asia Society. Encyclopedia of Asian history. Scribner; Collier Macmillan, 1988. ISBN 0684186195.
 * Hoover, William D. Historical dictionary of postwar Japan. Scarecrow Press, 2011. ISBN 9780810854604.
 * Huffman, James L. Modern Japan: An encyclopedia of history, culture, and nationalism. Garland Publishing, 1998.
 * Hunter, Janet. Concise Dictionary of Modern Japanese History. University of California Press, 1984.
 * Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan. Kodansha, 2002. Available online here.
 * Kokushi Daijiten Henshū Iinkai. Kokushi Daijiten. Yoshikawa Kobunkan, 1979–1997. ISBN 4642005013(v.1).
 * Perez, Louis G. Japan at war: an encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO, 2013. ISBN 9781598847413.
 * Stockwin, J. A. A. Dictionary of the modern politics of Japan. Routledge Curzon, 2003. ISBN 0415151708.
 * Van Sant, John E., Peter Mauch, Yoneyuki Sugita. Historical dictionary of United States–Japan relations. Scarecrow Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-8108-5608-0.

North Korea

 * Connor, Mary E. The Koreas: A global studies handbook. ABC-CLIO, 2002. ISBN 1576072770.
 * Embree, Ainslie Thomas, Asia Society. Encyclopedia of Asian history. Scribner; Collier Macmillan, 1988. ISBN 0684186195.
 * Kim, Ilpyong J. Historical dictionary of North Korea. Scarecrow Press, 2003. ISBN 0810843315.
 * Pratt, Keith L., Richard Rutt, James Hoare. Korea: A historical and cultural dictionary. Curzon Press, 1999. ISBN 0700704647; ISBN 0700704639 (pbk.)
 * Yŏnhap Tʻongsin. North Korea handbook. M.E. Sharpe, 2002. ISBN 0765610043.

Korean War

 * Lentz, Robert J. Korean War filmography: 91 English language features through 2000. McFarland, 2003. ISBN 0786410469.
 * Matray, James. Historical Dictionary of the Korean War. Greenwood, 1991.
 * Summers, Harry G. Korean War Almanac. Facts on File, 1990.
 * Spencer Tucker, Paul G. Pierpaoli, Jinwung Kim, Xiaobing Li, James Irving Matray. The encyclopedia of the Korean War: A political, social, and military history. ABC-CLIO, 2010. ISBN 9781851098491.

South Korea

 * Connor, Mary E. The Koreas: A global studies handbook. ABC-CLIO, 2002. ISBN 1576072770.
 * Embree, Ainslie Thomas, Asia Society. Encyclopedia of Asian history. Scribner; Collier Macmillan, 1988. ISBN 0684186195.
 * Nahm, Andrew C., James Hoare. Historical dictionary of the Republic of Korea. Scarecrow Press, 2004.
 * Pratt, Keith L., Richard Rutt, James Hoare. Korea: A historical and cultural dictionary. Curzon Press, 1999. ISBN 0700704647; ISBN 0700704639 (pbk.)

Korean War

 * Lentz, Robert J. Korean War filmography: 91 English language features through 2000. McFarland, 2003. ISBN 0786410469.
 * Matray, James. Historical Dictionary of the Korean War. Greenwood, 1991.
 * Summers, Harry G. Korean War Almanac. Facts on File, 1990.
 * Spencer Tucker, Paul G. Pierpaoli, Jinwung Kim, Xiaobing Li, James Irving Matray. The encyclopedia of the Korean War: A political, social, and military history. ABC-CLIO, 2010. ISBN 9781851098491.

Mongolia

 * Atwood, Christopher Pratt. Encyclopedia of Mongolia and the Mongol empire. Facts On File, 2004. ISBN 0816046719.
 * Sanders, Alan J. K. Historical dictionary of Mongolia. Scarecrow Press, 2010. ISBN 9780810861916.

Taiwan

 * Cooper, John Franklin. Historical dictionary of Taiwan (Republic of China). Scarecrow Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-8108-5600-4.
 * Lin, Chun, Hans Hendrischke. The territories of the People's Republic of China. Routledge, 2006. ISBN 1857433955.
 * Olson, James Stuart. An ethnohistorical dictionary of China. Greenwood Press, 1998. ISBN 0313288534.
 * Sutter, Robert G. Historical dictionary of Chinese foreign policy. Scarecrow Press, 2011. ISBN 9780810868601.

Middle East

 * Buell, Paul D. Historical dictionary of the Mongol world empire. Scarecrow Press, 2003. ISBN 0810845717.
 * East Asian Curriculum Project, Columbia University. The Mongols in world history. East Asian Curriculum Project. Available online here.
 * Hahn, Peter L. Historical dictionary of United States–Middle East relations. Scarecrow Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-8108-5549-6.
 * Hiro, Dilip. The essential Middle East: A comprehensive guide. Carroll & Graf, 2003. ISBN 0786712694.
 * International encyclopaedia for the Middle Ages (IEMA): A supplement to LexMA-online. Brepols. Available online here.
 * Lexikon des Mittelalters online (LexMA). Brepols. Available online here. (German).
 * Mattar, Philip. Encyclopedia of the modern Middle East and North Africa. Macmillan Reference USA, 2004. ISBN 0028657691.
 * Shavit, David. United States in Asia: A Historical Dictionary. Greenwood, 1990. ISBN 0313253412.
 * Talhami, Ghada Hashem. Historical dictionary of women in the Middle East and North Africa. Scarecrow Press, 2013. ISBN 9780810868588.

Byzantium

 * Kazhdan, Alexander B. The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium. Oxford University Press, 1991. ISBN 014051323X.

Russia

 * A. I. Podberezkin Dukhovnoe nasledie. Rossiia—2000: Sovremennaia politicheskaia istoriia (1985–1999 gody). Vserossiiskoe obshchestvenno-politicheskoe dvizhenie v podderzhku otechestvennoi nauki, kultury, obrazovaniia, zdravookhraneniia i predprinimatel'stva "Dukhovnoe nasledie": RAU-Korporatsiia, 2000. ISBN 586014122X.
 * Bienkowski, Piotr, A. R. Millard. Dictionary of the ancient Near East. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2000. ISBN 0812235576.
 * Blackwell Encyclopedia of the Russian Revolution. Blackwell, 1988.
 * Coughlin, Kathryn M. Muslim cultures today: A reference guide. Greenwood Press, 2006. ISBN 0313323860.
 * Hayes, Derek. Historical atlas of the Arctic. Douglas and McIntyre; University of Washington Press, 2003. ISBN 1553650042.
 * Holland, Clive. Arctic exploration and development, c. 500 B.C. to 1915: An encyclopedia. Garland Publ., 1994. ISBN 0824076486.
 * Jackson, George D., Robert James Devlin. Dictionary of the Russian Revolution. Greenwood Press, 1989. ISBN 0313211310.
 * Langer, Lawrence N. Historical dictionary of medieval Russia. Scarecrow Press, 2002. ISBN 0810840804.
 * Mills, William J. Exploring polar frontiers: A historical encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO, 2003. ISBN 1576074226.
 * Nuttall, Mark. Encyclopedia of the Arctic. Routledge, 2005. ISBN 1579584365.
 * Paxton, John. Encyclopedia of Russian History: From the Christianization of Kiev to the Breakup of the USSR. ABC-Clio, 1993.
 * Rhyne, George N., Edward J. Lazzerini, Bruce Friend Adams. The supplement to the modern encyclopedia of Russian, Soviet and Eurasian history. Academic International Press, 1995–. ISBN 0875691420.
 * Shmidt, S. O., M. I. Andreev, V. M. Karev. Moskva: Entsiklopediia. Bol'shaia Rossiiskaia entsiklopediia, 1998. ISBN 5852702773.

Soviet Union

 * Sovet Narodnykh Komissarov SSSR, Sovet Ministrov SSSR, Kabinet Ministrov SSSR, 1923–1991: Entsiklopedicheskii spravochnik. Izd-vo obʺedineniia "Mosgorarkhiv", 1999. ISBN 5722800686.

South Asia

 * Embree, Ainslie Thomas, Asia Society. Encyclopedia of Asian history. Scribner; Collier Macmillan, 1988. ISBN 0684186195.
 * Levinson, David Karen Christensen. Encyclopedia of modern Asia. Charles Scribner's Sons, 2002. ISBN 0684806177.

Afghanistan

 * Adamec, Ludwig W. Historical dictionary of Afghan wars, revolutions, and insurgencies. Scarecrow Press, 2005. ISBN 0810849488.
 * Adamec, Ludwig W. Historical dictionary of Afghanistan. Scarecrow Press, 2003. ISBN 081084852X.
 * Clements, Frank A. Conflict in Afghanistan: A historical encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO, 2003. ISBN 1851094024.
 * Coughlin, Kathryn M. Muslim cultures today: A reference guide. Greenwood Press, 2006. ISBN 0313323860.

Bangladesh

 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.
 * Rahman, Syedur, Craig Baxter. Historical dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press, 2010. ISBN 9780810867666.
 * Wolpert, Stanley A. Encyclopedia of India. Charles Scribner's Sons, Thomson Gale, 2006. ISBN 0684313499.

British Indian Ocean Territory

 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.

India

 * Battacherje, S. B. Encyclopaedia of Indian events and dates. New Dawn Press, 2006. ISBN 193270549X.
 * Bhattacharyya, Narendra Nath. The Geographical dictionary: Ancient and early medieval India. Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers, 1991. ISBN 8121500788.
 * Blackwell, Frita. India: A global studies handbook. ABC-CLIO, 2004. ISBN 1576073483.
 * Coughlin, Kathryn M. Muslim cultures today: A reference guide. Greenwood Press, 2006. ISBN 0313323860.
 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.
 * Ghosh, A. An Encyclopedia of Indian Archaeology. Munshiram Manoharlal, 1989.
 * Kapoor, Subodh. The Indian encyclopaedia: Biographical, historical, religious, administrative, ethnological, commercial and scientific. Cosmo Publications, 2002. ISBN 8177552570.
 * Khan, Iqtidar Alam. Historical dictionary of medieval India. Scarecrow Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-8108-5503-8.
 * Mansighn, Surjit. Historical dictionary of India. Scarecrow Press, 2006. ISBN 0810847701.
 * Mehra, Parshotam. Dictionary of Modern Indian History, 1707-1947. Oxford University Press, 1985.
 * Olson, James Stuart. An ethnohistorical dictionary of China. Greenwood Press, 1998. ISBN 0313288534.
 * Roy, Kumkum. Historical dictionary of ancient India. Scarecrow Press, 2009. ISBN 9780810853669.
 * Wolpert, Stanley A. Encyclopedia of India. Charles Scribner's Sons, Thomson Gale, 2006. ISBN 0684313499.

Maldives

 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.

Nepal

 * Shrestha, Nanda R., Keshav Bhattarai. Historical dictionary of Nepal. Oxford: Scarecrow Press, 2003. ISBN 0810847973.
 * Wolpert, Stanley A. Encyclopedia of India. Charles Scribner's Sons, Thomson Gale, 2006. ISBN 0684313499.

Pakistan

 * Burki, Shahid Javed. Historical dictionary of Pakistan. Scarecrow Press, 2006. ISBN 9780810856011.
 * Coughlin, Kathryn M. Muslim cultures today: A reference guide. Greenwood Press, 2006. ISBN 0313323860.
 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.
 * Wolpert, Stanley A. Encyclopedia of India. Charles Scribner's Sons, Thomson Gale, 2006. ISBN 0684313499.

Sri Lanka

 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.
 * Gunawardena, C. A. Encyclopedia of Sri Lanka. New Dawn Press, 2006. ISBN 1932705481.
 * Samarasinghe, S. W. R. de A., Vidyamali Samarasinghe. Historical dictionary of Sri Lanka. Scarecrow Press, 1998. ISBN 0810832801.
 * Wolpert, Stanley A. Encyclopedia of India. Charles Scribner's Sons, Thomson Gale, 2006. ISBN 0684313499.

Southeast Asia

 * Dalby, Andrew. South East Asia: A guide to reference material. Hans Zell Publishers, 1993. ISBN 1873836007.
 * Embree, Ainslie Thomas, Asia Society. Encyclopedia of Asian history. Scribner; Collier Macmillan, 1988. ISBN 0684186195.
 * Levinson, David Karen Christensen. Encyclopedia of modern Asia. Charles Scribner's Sons, 2002. ISBN 0684806177.
 * Miksic, John N. Historical dictionary of ancient Southeast Asia. Scarecrow Press, 2007. ISBN 0810855224.
 * Oni, Keat Gin. Southeast Asia: A historical encyclopedia, from Angkor Wat to East Timor. ABC-CLIO, 2004. ISBN 1576077705.
 * Weatherbee, Donald E. Historical dictionary of United States–Southeast Asia relations. Scarecrow Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-8108-5542-7.

Brunei

 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.
 * Sidhu, Jatswan S., Ranjit Singh. Historical dictionary of Brunei Darussalam. Scarecrow Press, 2010. ISBN 9780810859807.

Cambodia

 * Corfield, Justin J., Laura Summers. Historical dictionary of Cambodia. Scarecrow Press, 2003. ISBN 0810845245.
 * Michaud, Jean. Historical dictionary of the peoples of the Southeast Asian massif. Scarecrow Press, 2006. ISBN 081085466X.

East Timor

 * Gunn, Geoffrey C. Historical dictionary of East Timor. Scarecrow Press, 2011. ISBN 9780810867543.

Indonesia

 * Coughlin, Kathryn M. Muslim cultures today: A reference guide. Greenwood Press, 2006. ISBN 0313323860.
 * Cribb, R. B. Historical dictionary of Indonesia. Scarecrow Press, 1992. ISBN 0810825422.
 * Lamoureux, Florence. Indonesia: A global studies handbook. ABC-CLIO, 2003. ISBN 1576079139.
 * Post, Peter, William H. Frederick, Iris Heidebrink, Shigeru Satō, William Bradley Horton, Didi Kwartanada, Nederlands Instituut voor Oorlogsdocumentatie. The encyclopedia of Indonesia in the Pacific War. Brill, 2010. ISBN 9789004168664.

Laos

 * Michaud, Jean. Historical dictionary of the peoples of the Southeast Asian massif. Scarecrow Press, 2006. ISBN 081085466X.
 * Stuart-Fox, Martin. Historical dictionary of Laos. Scarecrow Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-8108-5624-0.

Malaysia

 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.
 * Ooi, Keat Gin. Historical dictionary of Malaysia. Scarecrow Press, 2009. ISBN 9780810859555.

Myanmar

 * Michaud, Jean. Historical dictionary of the peoples of the Southeast Asian massif. Scarecrow Press, 2006. ISBN 081085466X.
 * Seekins, Donald M. Historical dictionary of Burma (Myanmar). Scarecrow Press, 2006. ISBN 9780810854765.

Philippines

 * Guillermo, Artemio R., May Kyi Win. Historical dictionary of the Philippines. Scarecrow Press, 2005. ISBN 0810854902.
 * Senate of the Philippines. Senate of the Philippines. Available online here.
 * Tucker, Spencer D., James Arnold, Roberta Wiener, Paul G. Pierpaoli, Jack McCallum, Justin D. Murphy. The encyclopedia of the Spanish-American and Philippine-American wars: A political, social, and military history. ABC-CLIO, 2009. ISBN 9781851099511.
 * Woods, Damon L. The Philippines: A global studies handbook. ABC-CLIO, 2006. ISBN 1851096752.

Singapore

 * Corfield, Justin J., Robin Corfield. Encyclopedia of Singapore. Scarecrow Press, 2006. ISBN 0810853477.
 * Corfield, Justin J., K. Mulliner. Historical dictionary of Singapore. Scarecrow Press, 2011. ISBN 9780810871847.
 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.

Thailand

 * Michaud, Jean. Historical dictionary of the peoples of the Southeast Asian massif. Scarecrow Press, 2006. ISBN 081085466X.
 * Smith, Harold E., Gayla S. Nieminen, May Kyi Win. Historical dictionary of Thailand. Scarecrow Press, 2005. ISBN 0810853965.

Vietnam

 * Lockhart, Bruce McFarland, William J. Duiker. Historical dictionary of Vietnam. Scarecrow Press, 2006. ISBN 0810850532.
 * Michaud, Jean. Historical dictionary of the peoples of the Southeast Asian massif. Scarecrow Press, 2006. ISBN 081085466X.
 * Woods, L. Shelton. Vietnam: A global studies handbook. ABC-CLIO, 2002. ISBN 1576074161.

Vietnam War

 * Anderson, David L. The Columbia guide to the Vietnam War. Columbia University Press, 2002. ISBN 0231114923.
 * Frankum, Ronald Bruce. Historical dictionary of the war in Vietnam. Scarecrow Press, 2011. ISBN 9780810867963.
 * Kutler, Stanley. Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War. Simon & Schuster, 1994.
 * Olson, James S. Dictionary of the Vietnam War. Greenwood, 1988.
 * Summers, Harry. Vietnam War Almanac. Facts on File, 1985.
 * Tucker, Spencer C, Paul G. Pierpaoli, Jr., Merle L. Pribbenow II, James H. Willbanks, David T. Zabecki. The encyclopedia of the Vietnam War: A political, social, and military history. ABC-CLIO, 2011. ISBN 9781851099603.

Western Asia

 * Clements, Frank. Historical dictionary of Arab and Islamic organizations. Scarecrow Press, 2001. ISBN 0810839776.
 * Dumper, Michael, Bruce E. Stanley, Janet L. Abu-Lughod. Cities of the Middle East and North Africa: A historical encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO, 2007. ISBN 1576079198.
 * ETANA: Electronic tools and ancient Near Eastern archives. Available online here.
 * Kumaraswamy, P. R. Historical dictionary of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Scarecrow Press, 2006. ISBN 0810853434.
 * Mawṣililī, Ahmad. Historical dictionary of Islamic fundamentalist movements in the Arab world, Iran, and Turkey. Scarecrow Press, 1999. ISBN 0810836092.
 * Meyers, Eric M., American Schools of Oriental Research. The Oxford encyclopedia of archaeology in the Near East. Oxford University Press, 1997. ISBN 0195065123.
 * Somel, Selçuk Akşin. Historical dictionary of the Ottoman Empire. Scarecrow Press, 2003. ISBN 0810843323.
 * Who's who in the Arab world. Publitec Editions, 1966–..

Armenia

 * Adalian, Rouben Paul. Historical dictionary of Armenia. Scarecrow Press, 2002. ISBN 0810843374.
 * Bienkowski, Piotr, A. R. Millard. Dictionary of the ancient Near East. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2000. ISBN 0812235576.

Bahrain

 * Bienkowski, Piotr, A. R. Millard. Dictionary of the ancient Near East. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2000. ISBN 0812235576.
 * Peck, Malcolm C. Historical dictionary of the Gulf Arab states. Scarecrow Press, 2007. ISBN 9780810854.

Iran

 * Bienkowski, Piotr, A. R. Millard. Dictionary of the ancient Near East. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2000. ISBN 0812235576.
 * Coughlin, Kathryn M. Muslim cultures today: A reference guide. Greenwood Press, 2006. ISBN 0313323860.
 * Embree, Ainslie Thomas, Asia Society. Encyclopedia of Asian history. Scribner; Collier Macmillan, 1988. ISBN 0684186195.
 * Gunter, Michael M. Historical dictionary of the Kurds. Scarecrow Press, 2004. ISBN 0810848708.
 * Leick, Gwendolyn. Historical dictionary of Mesopotamia. Scarecrow Press, 2003. ISBN 0810846497.
 * Lorentz, John H. Historical dictionary of Iran. Scarecrow Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-8108-5330-0.
 * Mawṣililī, Ahmad. Historical dictionary of Islamic fundamentalist movements in the Arab world, Iran, and Turkey. Scarecrow Press, 1999. ISBN 0810836092.
 * Yar-Shater, Ehsan. Encyclopaedia Iranica. Columbia University Center for Iranian Studies, 2002. Available online here.

Iraq

 * Bienkowski, Piotr, A. R. Millard. Dictionary of the ancient Near East. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2000. ISBN 0812235576.
 * Coughlin, Kathryn M. Muslim cultures today: A reference guide. Greenwood Press, 2006. ISBN 0313323860.
 * Ghareeb, Edmund, Beth Dougherty. Historical dictionary of Iraq. Scarecrow Press, 2004. ISBN 0810843307.
 * Gunter, Michael M. Historical dictionary of the Kurds. Scarecrow Press, 2004. ISBN 0810848708.
 * Leick, Gwendolyn. Historical dictionary of Mesopotamia. Scarecrow Press, 2003. ISBN 0810846497.

Israel

 * Bienkowski, Piotr, A. R. Millard. Dictionary of the ancient Near East. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2000. ISBN 0812235576.
 * Edelheit, Hershel, Abraham J. Edelheit. History of Zionism: A handbook and dictionary. Westview, [2000]. ISBN 0813329817.
 * Kumaraswamy, P. R. Historical dictionary of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Scarecrow Press, 2006. ISBN 0810853434.
 * Medoff, Rafael, Chaim Isaac Waxman. Historical dictionary of Zionism. Scarecrow Press, 2000. ISBN 0810837730.
 * Reich, Bernard. Historical Dictionary of Israel. Scarecrow Press, 1992.
 * Reich, Bernard, David Howard Goldberg, Historical dictionary of Israel. Scarecrow Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-8108-5541-0.
 * Wigoder, Geoffrey. New encyclopedia of Zionism and Israel. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press; Associated University Presses, 1994. ISBN 0838634338.

Jordan

 * Bienkowski, Piotr, A. R. Millard. Dictionary of the ancient Near East. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2000. ISBN 0812235576.

Kuwait

 * Bienkowski, Piotr, A. R. Millard. Dictionary of the ancient Near East. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2000. ISBN 0812235576.
 * Leick, Gwendolyn. Historical dictionary of Mesopotamia. Scarecrow Press, 2003. ISBN 0810846497.
 * Peck, Malcolm C. Historical dictionary of the Gulf Arab states. Scarecrow Press, 2007. ISBN 9780810854.

Lebanon

 * AbuKhalil, Asʻad. Historical dictionary of Lebanon. Scarecrow Press, 1998. ISBN 0810833956.
 * Bienkowski, Piotr, A. R. Millard. Dictionary of the ancient Near East. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2000. ISBN 0812235576.

Oman

 * Bienkowski, Piotr, A. R. Millard. Dictionary of the ancient Near East. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2000. ISBN 0812235576.
 * Peck, Malcolm C. Historical dictionary of the Gulf Arab states. Scarecrow Press, 2007. ISBN 9780810854.

Palestine

 * Bienkowski, Piotr, A. R. Millard. Dictionary of the ancient Near East. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2000. ISBN 0812235576.
 * Kumaraswamy, P. R. Historical dictionary of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Scarecrow Press, 2006. ISBN 0810853434.
 * Mattar, Philip. Encyclopedia of the Palestinians. Facts on File, 2005. ISBN 0816057648.
 * Nazzal, Nafez, Laila A. Nazzal. Historical dictionary of Palestine. Scarecrow Press, 1997. ISBN 0810832399.

Qatar

 * Bienkowski, Piotr, A. R. Millard. Dictionary of the ancient Near East. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2000. ISBN 0812235576.
 * Peck, Malcolm C. Historical dictionary of the Gulf Arab states. Scarecrow Press, 2007. ISBN 9780810854.

Saudi Arabia

 * Bienkowski, Piotr, A. R. Millard. Dictionary of the ancient Near East. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2000. ISBN 0812235576.
 * Coughlin, Kathryn M. Muslim cultures today: A reference guide. Greenwood Press, 2006. ISBN 0313323860.
 * Peterson, John. Historical dictionary of Saudi Arabia. Scarecrow Press, 2003. ISBN 0810846772.

Syria

 * Bienkowski, Piotr, A. R. Millard. Dictionary of the ancient Near East. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2000. ISBN 0812235576.
 * Commins, David Dean. Historical dictionary of Syria. Scarecrow Press, 2004. ISBN 0810849348.
 * Gunter, Michael M. Historical dictionary of the Kurds. Scarecrow Press, 2004. ISBN 0810848708.
 * Leick, Gwendolyn. Historical dictionary of Mesopotamia. Scarecrow Press, 2003. ISBN 0810846497.

United Arab Emirates

 * Bienkowski, Piotr, A. R. Millard. Dictionary of the ancient Near East. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2000. ISBN 0812235576.
 * Peck, Malcolm C. Historical dictionary of the Gulf Arab states. Scarecrow Press, 2007. ISBN 9780810854.

Yemen

 * Bienkowski, Piotr, A. R. Millard. Dictionary of the ancient Near East. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2000. ISBN 0812235576.
 * Burrowes, Robert D. Historical dictionary of Yemen. Scarecrow Press, 1995. ISBN 0810829878.

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.

Europe

 * Cook, Chris, Philip Broadhead. The Routledge companion to early modern Europe, 1453–1763. Routledge, 2006. ISBN 9780415409575.
 * International encyclopaedia for the Middle Ages (IEMA): A supplement to LexMA-online. Brepols. Available online here.
 * Koch, John T., Antone Minard. The Celts: history, life, and culture. ABC-CLIO, 2012. ISBN 9781598849646.
 * Lexikon des Mittelalters online (LexMA). Brepols. Available online here. (German).
 * Merriman, John M., J. M. Winter. Europe since 1914: Encyclopedia of the age of war and reconstruction. Charles Scribner's Sons/Thomson Gale, 2006. ISBN 0684313650.
 * Olsen, James S. Historical Dictionary of European Imperialism. Greenwood, 1991.
 * Roy, Joacquin, Aimee Kanner. Historical dictionary of the European Union. Scarecrow Press, 2006. ISBN 0810853140.
 * Spector, Shmuel, Geoffrey Wigoder. The encyclopedia of Jewish life before and during the Holocaust. Yad Vashem; New York University Press, 2001. ISBN 0814793568.

Central Europe

 * Webb, Adrian. The longman companion to Central and Eastern Europe since 1919. Longman, 2002. ISBN 0582437326.

Germany

 * Jeep, John M. Medieval Germany: An encyclopedia. Garland, 2001. ISBN 0824076443.
 * Sandford, John. Encyclopedia of contemporary German culture. Routledge, 1999. ISBN 0415124484.

Italy

 * Coppa, Frank J. Dictionary of modern Italian history. Greenwood Press, 1985. ISBN 031322983X.

Liechtenstein

 * Jeep, John M. Medieval Germany: An encyclopedia. Garland, 2001. ISBN 0824076443.

Switzerland

 * Jeep, John M. Medieval Germany: An encyclopedia. Garland, 2001. ISBN 0824076443.
 * Sandford, John. Encyclopedia of contemporary German culture. Routledge, 1999. ISBN 0415124484.
 * Schelbert, Leo. Historical dictionary of Switzerland. Scarecrow Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-8108-4931-0.

Eastern Europe

 * Spector, Shmuel, Geoffrey Wigoder. The encyclopedia of Jewish life before and during the Holocaust. Yad Vashem; New York University Press, 2001. ISBN 0814793568.
 * Webb, Adrian. The longman companion to Central and Eastern Europe since 1919. Longman, 2002. ISBN 0582437326.

Azerbaijan

 * Bienkowski, Piotr, A. R. Millard. Dictionary of the ancient Near East. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2000. ISBN 0812235576.
 * Swietochowski, Tadeusz, Brian C. Collins. Historical dictionary of Azerbaijan. Scarecrow Press, 1999. ISBN 0810835509.

Estonia

 * Miljan, Toivo. Historical dictionary of Estonia. Scarecrow Press, 2004. ISBN 0810849046.

Croatia

 * Frucht, Richard C. Encyclopedia of Eastern Europe: From the Congress of Vienna to the fall of communism. Garland Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0815300921.
 * Roman, Eric. Austria-Hungary and the successor states: A reference guide from the Renaissance to the present. Facts On File, 2003. ISBN 0816045372.
 * Šuster, Željan. Historical dictionary of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Scarecrow Press, 1999. ISBN 0810834669.

Czech Republic

 * Frucht, Richard C. Encyclopedia of Eastern Europe: From the Congress of Vienna to the fall of communism. Garland Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0815300921.
 * Hochman, Jiri. Historical dictionary of the Czech State. Scarecrow Press, 1998. ISBN 0810833387.
 * Roman, Eric. Austria-Hungary and the successor states: A reference guide from the Renaissance to the present. Facts On File, 2003. ISBN 0816045372.

Georgia

 * Bienkowski, Piotr, A. R. Millard. Dictionary of the ancient Near East. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2000. ISBN 0812235576.
 * Mikaberidze, Alexander. Historical dictionary of Georgia. Scarecrow Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-8108-5580-9.

Hungary

 * Frucht, Richard C. Encyclopedia of Eastern Europe: From the Congress of Vienna to the fall of communism. Garland Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0815300921.
 * Roman, Eric. Austria-Hungary and the successor states: A reference guide from the Renaissance to the present. Facts On File, 2003. ISBN 0816045372.

Poland

 * Dzieęgielewski, Jan. Encyklopedia historii Polski: Dzieje polityczne. Morex: Egross, 1994–1995. ISBN 839025221X.
 * Frucht, Richard C. Encyclopedia of Eastern Europe: From the Congress of Vienna to the fall of communism. Garland Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0815300921.
 * Gorzdecka-Sanford, Adriana. Historical dictionary of Warsaw. Scarecrow Press, 1997. ISBN 0810832992.

Romania

 * Frucht, Richard C. Encyclopedia of Eastern Europe: From the Congress of Vienna to the fall of communism. Garland Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0815300921.

Russia

 * Blackwell Encyclopedia of the Russian Revolution. Blackwell, 1988.
 * Jackson, George & Robert Devlin. Dictionary of the Russian Revolution. Greenwood, 1989.
 * Paxton, John. Encyclopedia of Russian History: From the Christianization of Kiev to the Breakup of the USSR. ABC-Clio, 1993.

Slovakia

 * Frucht, Richard C. Encyclopedia of Eastern Europe: From the Congress of Vienna to the fall of communism. Garland Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0815300921.
 * Roman, Eric. Austria-Hungary and the successor states: A reference guide from the Renaissance to the present. Facts On File, 2003. ISBN 0816045372.

Slovenia

 * Frucht, Richard C. Encyclopedia of Eastern Europe: From the Congress of Vienna to the fall of communism. Garland Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0815300921.
 * Roman, Eric. Austria-Hungary and the successor states: A reference guide from the Renaissance to the present. Facts On File, 2003. ISBN 0816045372.
 * Šuster, Željan. Historical dictionary of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Scarecrow Press, 1999. ISBN 0810834669.

Southeast Europe

 * Somel, Selçuk Akşin. Historical dictionary of the Ottoman Empire. Scarecrow Press, 2003. ISBN 0810843323.

Albania

 * Coughlin, Kathryn M. Muslim cultures today: A reference guide. Greenwood Press, 2006. ISBN 0313323860.
 * Frucht, Richard C. Encyclopedia of Eastern Europe: From the Congress of Vienna to the fall of communism. Garland Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0815300921.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

 * Coughlin, Kathryn M. Muslim cultures today: A reference guide. Greenwood Press, 2006. ISBN 0313323860.
 * Frucht, Richard C. Encyclopedia of Eastern Europe: From the Congress of Vienna to the fall of communism. Garland Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0815300921.
 * Roman, Eric. Austria-Hungary and the successor states: A reference guide from the Renaissance to the present. Facts On File, 2003. ISBN 0816045372.
 * Šuster, Željan. Historical dictionary of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Scarecrow Press, 1999. ISBN 0810834669.

Bulgaria

 * Detrez, Raymond. Historical dictionary of Bulgaria. Scarecrow Press, 2006. ISBN 978-0-8108-4901-3.
 * Kumanov, Milen, Kolinka Isova. Istoricheska entsiklopediia Bulgariia. Trud, 2003. ISBN 9545282029.
 * Frucht, Richard C. Encyclopedia of Eastern Europe: From the Congress of Vienna to the fall of communism. Garland Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0815300921.

Cyprus

 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.

Macedonia

 * Frucht, Richard C. Encyclopedia of Eastern Europe: From the Congress of Vienna to the fall of communism. Garland Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0815300921.
 * Kiselinovski, Stojan, Institut za nacionalna istorija (Skopje, Macedonia). Makedonski istoriski recnik. Institut za nacionalna istorija, 2000. ISBN 9989624461.
 * Roman, Eric. Austria-Hungary and the successor states: A reference guide from the Renaissance to the present. Facts On File, 2003. ISBN 0816045372.
 * Šuster, Željan. Historical dictionary of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Scarecrow Press, 1999. ISBN 0810834669.

Montenegro

 * Frucht, Richard C. Encyclopedia of Eastern Europe: From the Congress of Vienna to the fall of communism. Garland Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0815300921.
 * Roman, Eric. Austria-Hungary and the successor states: A reference guide from the Renaissance to the present. Facts On File, 2003. ISBN 0816045372.
 * Šuster, Željan. Historical dictionary of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Scarecrow Press, 1999. ISBN 0810834669.

Serbia

 * Frucht, Richard C. Encyclopedia of Eastern Europe: From the Congress of Vienna to the fall of communism. Garland Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0815300921.
 * Roman, Eric. Austria-Hungary and the successor states: A reference guide from the Renaissance to the present. Facts On File, 2003. ISBN 0816045372.
 * Šuster, Željan. Historical dictionary of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Scarecrow Press, 1999. ISBN 0810834669.

Turkey

 * Bienkowski, Piotr, A. R. Millard. Dictionary of the ancient Near East. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2000. ISBN 0812235576.
 * Coughlin, Kathryn M. Muslim cultures today: A reference guide. Greenwood Press, 2006. ISBN 0313323860.
 * Gunter, Michael M. Historical dictionary of the Kurds. Scarecrow Press, 2004. ISBN 0810848708.
 * Heper, Metin. Historical dictionary of Turkey. Scarecrow Press, 2002. ISBN 0810841339.
 * Leick, Gwendolyn. Historical dictionary of Mesopotamia. Scarecrow Press, 2003. ISBN 0810846497.
 * Mawṣililī, Ahmad. Historical dictionary of Islamic fundamentalist movements in the Arab world, Iran, and Turkey. Scarecrow Press, 1999. ISBN 0810836092.
 * Sauer, Jutta. Türkisches biographisches archiv (TBA). K. G. Saur, 1999–2002. ISBN 3598342845.

Finland

 * Alho, Olli, Hildi Hawkins, Päivi Vallisaari Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura. Finland, a cultural encyclopedia. Finnish Literature Society, 1997. ISBN 9517178859.
 * Hayes, Derek. Historical atlas of the Arctic. Douglas and McIntyre; University of Washington Press, 2003. ISBN 1553650042.
 * Holland, Clive. Arctic exploration and development, c. 500 B.C. to 1915: An encyclopedia. Garland Publ., 1994. ISBN 0824076486.
 * Mills, William J. Exploring polar frontiers: A historical encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO, 2003. ISBN 1576074226.
 * Nuttall, Mark. Encyclopedia of the Arctic. Routledge, 2005. ISBN 1579584365.
 * Pulsiano, Phillip, Kirsten Wolf, Paul Acker. Medieval Scandinavia: An encyclopedia. Garland, 1993. ISBN 0824047877.

Iceland

 * Hálfdanarson, Guðmundur. Historical dictionary of Iceland. Scarecrow Press, 1997. ISBN 0810833522.
 * Hayes, Derek. Historical atlas of the Arctic. Douglas and McIntyre; University of Washington Press, 2003. ISBN 1553650042.
 * Holland, Clive. Arctic exploration and development, c. 500 B.C. to 1915: An encyclopedia. Garland Publ., 1994. ISBN 0824076486.
 * Mills, William J. Exploring polar frontiers: A historical encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO, 2003. ISBN 1576074226.
 * Nuttall, Mark. Encyclopedia of the Arctic. Routledge, 2005. ISBN 1579584365.
 * Pulsiano, Phillip, Kirsten Wolf, Paul Acker. Medieval Scandinavia: An encyclopedia. Garland, 1993. ISBN 0824047877.

Ireland

 * Ciment, James, Thaddeus Russell. The home front encyclopedia: United States, Britain, and Canada in World Wars I and II. ABC-CLIO, 2007. ISBN 978-1-57607-849-5.
 * Donnelly, James S., Jr., Karl S. Bottigheimer. Encyclopedia of Irish history and culture. Macmillan Reference USA, 2004. ISBN 0028659023.
 * Haigh, Christopher. The Cambridge Historical Encyclopedia of Great Britain and Ireland. Cambridge University Press, 1985.
 * Jenkins, Ellen J. Eighteenth-Century British Historians. Thomson Gale, 2007. ISBN 9780787681548.
 * Lalor, Brian, Frank McCourt. The encyclopedia of Ireland. Yale University Press, 2003. ISBN 0300094426.

Scandinavia

 * Nordstrom, Byron J. Dictionary of Scandinavian History. Greenwood, 1986.
 * Pulsiano, Phillip, Kirsten Wolf, Paul Acker. Medieval Scandinavia: An encyclopedia. Garland, 1993. ISBN 0824047877.

Denmark

 * Pulsiano, Phillip, Kirsten Wolf, Paul Acker. Medieval Scandinavia: An encyclopedia. Garland, 1993. ISBN 0824047877.

Norway

 * Hayes, Derek. Historical atlas of the Arctic. Douglas and McIntyre; University of Washington Press, 2003. ISBN 1553650042.
 * Holland, Clive. Arctic exploration and development, c. 500 B.C. to 1915: An encyclopedia. Garland Publ., 1994. ISBN 0824076486.
 * Mills, William J. Exploring polar frontiers: A historical encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO, 2003. ISBN 1576074226.
 * Nuttall, Mark. Encyclopedia of the Arctic. Routledge, 2005. ISBN 1579584365.
 * Pulsiano, Phillip, Kirsten Wolf, Paul Acker. Medieval Scandinavia: An encyclopedia. Garland, 1993. ISBN 0824047877.
 * Sjåvik, Jan. Historical dictionary of Norway. Scarecrow Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-8108-5753-7.

Sweden

 * Hayes, Derek. Historical atlas of the Arctic. Douglas and McIntyre; University of Washington Press, 2003. ISBN 1553650042.
 * Holland, Clive. Arctic exploration and development, c. 500 B.C. to 1915: An encyclopedia. Garland Publ., 1994. ISBN 0824076486.
 * Mills, William J. Exploring polar frontiers: A historical encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO, 2003. ISBN 1576074226.
 * Nuttall, Mark. Encyclopedia of the Arctic. Routledge, 2005. ISBN 1579584365.
 * Pulsiano, Phillip, Kirsten Wolf, Paul Acker. Medieval Scandinavia: An encyclopedia. Garland, 1993. ISBN 0824047877.
 * Scobbie, Irene. Historical dictionary of Sweden. Scarecrow Press, 2006. ISBN 9780810853751.

United Kingdom

 * Alexander, Marc. A companion to the royal heritage of Britain. Sutton, 2005. ISBN 0750932686; ISBN 9780750932684.
 * Cannon, John Ashton. The Oxford companion to British history. Oxford University Press, 2002.
 * Ciment, James, Thaddeus Russell. The home front encyclopedia: United States, Britain, and Canada in World Wars I and II. ABC-CLIO, 2007. ISBN 978-1-57607-849-5.
 * Cook, Chris. The Routledge companion to Britain in the nineteenth century, 1815–1914. Routledge, 2005. ISBN 0415359694.
 * Cook, Chris, John Stevenson. The Longman companion to Britain since 1945. Longman, 2000. ISBN 0582356741.
 * Dabydeen, David, John Gilmore, Cecily Jones. The Oxford companion to Black British history. Oxford University Press, 2007. ISBN 9780192804396.
 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.
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England

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 * Griffiths, Dennis. The encyclopedia of the British press, 1422–1992. St. Martin's Press, 1992. ISBN 0312086334.
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Northern Ireland

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 * Lalor, Brian, Frank McCourt. The encyclopedia of Ireland. Yale University Press, 2003. ISBN 0300094426.

Scotland

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 * Mullay, Sandy. The Edinburgh Encyclopedia. Mainstream, 1996.

Italy

 * Cancik, Hubert, Helmuth Schneider, Christine F. Salazar, David E. Orton. Brill's New Pauly: Encyclopaedia of the ancient world. Brill, 2002–. ISBN 9004122591.
 * Dall'Acqua, Marzio. Enciclopedia di Parma: Dalle origini ai giorni nostri. F.M. Ricci, 1998. ISBN 8821609448.
 * Grant, Michael and Rachel Kitzinger. Civilization of the Ancient Mediterranean: Greece and Rome. Scribner's, 1988.
 * Historical Dictionary of Fascist Italy. Greenwood, 1982.
 * Nash, Ernest, Deutsches Archäologisches Institut. Pictorial dictionary of ancient Rome. Thames and Hudson, 1968.
 * Oxford Classical Dictionary. Oxford University Press, 1970.
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 * Secchia, Pietro, Enzo Nizza. Enciclopedia dell'antifascismo e della Resistenza. La Pietra [Walk Over], 1968–1989.
 * Speake, Graham. Encyclopedia of Greece and the Hellenic tradition. Fitzroy Dearborn, 2000.

Cyprus

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 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.
 * Panteli, Stavros. Historical dictionary of Cyprus. Scarecrow Press, 1994. ISBN 0810829126.

Greece

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 * Grant, Michael and Rachel Kitzinger. Civilization of the Ancient Mediterranean: Greece and Rome. Scribner's, 1988.
 * Hazel, John. Who's who in the Greek world. Routledge, 2000. ISBN 0415124972.
 * Oxford Classical Dictionary. Oxford University Press, 1970.
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 * Traulos, Iōannēs N., Deutsches Archäologisches Institut. Pictorial dictionary of ancient Athens. Thames and Hudson, 1971. ISBN 0500050120.
 * Whibley, Leonard. A companion to Greek studies. The University Press, 1931.

Kosovo

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 * Roman, Eric. Austria-Hungary and the successor states: A reference guide from the Renaissance to the present. Facts On File, 2003. ISBN 0816045372.
 * Šuster, Željan. Historical dictionary of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Scarecrow Press, 1999. ISBN 0810834669.

Malta

 * Berg, Warren G. Historical dictionary of Malta. Scarecrow Press, 1995. ISBN 0810830183.
 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.

Southwestern Europe

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Gibraltar

 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.

Portugal

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 * Serrão, Joel. Dicionário de história de Portugal. Iniciativas Editoriais, [1975–].

Spain

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 * Cortada, James W. Historical dictionary of the Spanish Civil War, 1936–1939. Greenwood Press, 1982. ISBN 0313220549.
 * Historical Dictionary of Modern Spain, 1700-1988. Greenwood, 1990.
 * Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Empire, 1402-1975. Greenwood, 1991.
 * Rodgers, E. J., Valerie Rodgers. Encyclopedia of contemporary Spanish culture. Routledge, 1999. ISBN 0415131871.
 * Tucker, Spencer D., James Arnold, Roberta Wiener, Paul G. Pierpaoli, Jack McCallum, Justin D. Murphy. The encyclopedia of the Spanish-American and Philippine-American wars: A political, social, and military history. ABC-CLIO, 2009. ISBN 9781851099511.

Austria

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 * Sandford, John. Encyclopedia of contemporary German culture. Routledge, 1999. ISBN 0415124484.

Belgium

 * Jeep, John M. Medieval Germany: An encyclopedia. Garland, 2001. ISBN 0824076443.
 * State, Paul F. Historical dictionary of Brussels. Scarecrow Press, 2004. ISBN 0810850753.

France

 * Antony, Bernard. Dictionnaire de la réplique. Godefroy de Bouillon, [2004].
 * Fremont-Barnes, Gregory. The encyclopedia of the French revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars: A political, social, and military history. ABC-CLIO, 2006. ISBN 1851096469; ISBN 978-1-85109-646-6.
 * Furet, François and Mona Ozouf. A Critical Dictionary of the French Revolution. Harvard University Press, 1989.
 * Historical Dictionary of France from the 1815 Restoration to the Second Empire. Greenwood, 1987.
 * Historical Dictionary of Napoleonic France, 1799-1815. Greenwood, 1985.
 * Historical Dictionary of the French Second Empire, 1852-1879. Greenwood, 1985.
 * Historical Dictionary of the Third French Republic, 1870-1940. Greenwood, 1986.
 * Historical Dictionary of the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Republics, 1946-1991. Greenwood, 1992.
 * Jouanna, Arlette. Histoire et dictionnaire des guerres de religion. R. Laffont, 1998. ISBN 2221074254.
 * Northcutt, Wayne. Historical dictionary of the French Fourth and Fifth Republics, 1946–1991. Greenwood Press, 1992. ISBN 0313263566.
 * Paxton, John. Companion to the French Revolution. Facts on File, 1988.
 * Pope, Stephen. Dictionary of the Napoleonic wars. Facts on File, 1999. ISBN 0816042438.
 * Roberts, William J. France: A reference guide from the Renaissance to the present. Facts On File, 2004. ISBN 0816044732.
 * Scott, Samuel F. and Barry Rothaus. Historical Dictionary of the French Revolution 1789-1799. Greenwood, 1985. ISBN 0313211418.
 * Sellier, Jean, Anne. Le Fur, Bertrand de Brun. Atlas historique des provinces et régions de France: Genèse d'un peuple. La Découverte, 1997. ISBN 2707127515.
 * Sirinelli, Jean-François, Daniel Couty. Dictionnaire de l'histoire de France. A. Colin, 1999. ISBN 2035050855.
 * Suratteau, Jean-René, Francis Gendron, Jean Paul Bertaud. Dictionnaire historique de la Révolution française. Presses universitaires de France, 1989. ISBN 2130425224.

Germany

 * Epstein, Eric Joseph, Philip Rosen, Henry R. Huttenbach. Dictionary of the Holocaust: Biography, geography, and terminology. Greenwood Press, 1997. ISBN 031330355X.
 * Gutman, Israel. Encyclopedia of the Holocaust. Macmillan, 1990.
 * Jeep, John M. Medieval Germany: An encyclopedia. Garland, 2001. ISBN 0824076443.
 * Sandford, John. Encyclopedia of contemporary German culture. Routledge, 1999. ISBN 0415124484.
 * Taddey, Gerhard. Lexikon der deutschen Geschichte: Ereignisse, Institutionen, Personen: von den Anfängen bis zur Kapitulation 1945. Kröner, 1998. ISBN 3520813033; ISBN 9783520813039.
 * Vincent, C. Paul, Harry Ritter. A historical dictionary of Germany's Weimar Republic, 1918–1933. Greenwood Press, 1997. ISBN 0313273766.
 * Zentner, Christian and Friedemann Bedurftig. Encyclopedia of the Third Reich. Macmillan, 1991.

Luxembourg

 * Barteau, Harry C. Historical dictionary of Luxembourg. Scarecrow Press, 1996. ISBN 0810831066.

Netherlands

 * Jeep, John M. Medieval Germany: An encyclopedia. Garland, 2001. ISBN 0824076443.
 * Koopmans, Joop W., A. H. Huussen. Historical dictionary of the Netherlands. Scarecrow Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-8108-5627-1.

Byzantium

 * Kazhdan, Alexander B. The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium. Oxford University Press, 1991.

Oceania

 * Craig, Robert D., Frank P. King. Historical dictionary of Oceania. Greenwood Press, 1981. ISBN 0313210608.
 * Lal, Brij V., Kate Fortune. The Pacific Islands: An encyclopedia. University of Hawai'i Press, 2000. ISBN 082482265X.
 * West, Barbara A. Encyclopedia of the peoples of Asia and Oceania. Facts On File, 2009. ISBN 9780816071098.

Australia

 * The Australian encyclopaedia. Australian Geographic Society, 1996. ISBN 1862760144.
 * Bassett, Jan. Oxford Dictionary of Australian History. Oxford University Press, 1986.
 * Docherty, James. Historical Dictionary of Australia. Scarecrow Press, 1993.
 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.
 * Gilbert, Alan D. Australians: A Historical Library. Cambridge University Press, 1988.

Fiji

 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.

New Caledonia

 * Sellier, Jean, Anne. Le Fur, Bertrand de Brun. Atlas historique des provinces et régions de France: Genèse d'un peuple. La Découverte, 1997. ISBN 2707127515.

Papua New Guinea

 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.

Solomon Islands

 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.

Vanuatu

 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.

Micronesia

 * Wuerch, William L., Dirk Anthony Ballendorf. Historical dictionary of Guam and Micronesia. Scarecrow Press, 1994. ISBN 0810828588.

Guam

 * Wuerch, William L., Dirk Anthony Ballendorf. Historical dictionary of Guam and Micronesia. Scarecrow Press, 1994. ISBN 0810828588.

Kiribati

 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.

Nauru

 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.

Polynesia

 * Craig, Robert D. Historical dictionary of Polynesia. Scarecrow Press, 2002. ISBN 0810842378.
 * Historical Dictionary of Polynesia. Scarecrow Press, 2011. ISBN 9780810867727.

Cook Islands

 * Craig, Robert D. Historical dictionary of Polynesia. Scarecrow Press, 2002. ISBN 0810842378.

Easter Island

 * Craig, Robert D. Historical dictionary of Polynesia. Scarecrow Press, 2002. ISBN 0810842378.

French Polynesia

 * Craig, Robert D. Historical dictionary of Polynesia. Scarecrow Press, 2002. ISBN 0810842378.
 * Sellier, Jean, Anne. Le Fur, Bertrand de Brun. Atlas historique des provinces et régions de France: Genèse d'un peuple. La Découverte, 1997. ISBN 2707127515.

Tahiti

 * O'Reilly, Patrick, Raoul Teissier, J. Boullaire. Tahitiens: Répertoire biographique de la Polynésie française. Musée de l'homme, 1975. (French)

Hawaii

 * Craig, Robert D. Historical dictionary of Polynesia. Scarecrow Press, 2002. ISBN 0810842378.

New Zealand

 * Bateman New Zealand encyclopedia. David Bateman Ltd., 2005. ISBN 1869536010.
 * Craig, Robert D. Historical dictionary of Polynesia. Scarecrow Press, 2002. ISBN 0810842378.
 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.
 * Te Ara--The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Manatu Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage, 2005-. Available online here.

Niue

 * Craig, Robert D. Historical dictionary of Polynesia. Scarecrow Press, 2002. ISBN 0810842378.

Pitcairn Islands

 * Craig, Robert D. Historical dictionary of Polynesia. Scarecrow Press, 2002. ISBN 0810842378.
 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.

Samoa

 * Craig, Robert D. Historical dictionary of Polynesia. Scarecrow Press, 2002. ISBN 0810842378.
 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.

Tokelau

 * Craig, Robert D. Historical dictionary of Polynesia. Scarecrow Press, 2002. ISBN 0810842378.

Tonga

 * Craig, Robert D. Historical dictionary of Polynesia. Scarecrow Press, 2002. ISBN 0810842378.
 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.

Tuvalu

 * Craig, Robert D. Historical dictionary of Polynesia. Scarecrow Press, 2002. ISBN 0810842378.
 * Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0028971426.

Wallis and Futuna

 * Craig, Robert D. Historical dictionary of Polynesia. Scarecrow Press, 2002. ISBN 0810842378.
 * Sellier, Jean, Anne. Le Fur, Bertrand de Brun. Atlas historique des provinces et régions de France: Genèse d'un peuple. La Découverte, 1997. ISBN 2707127515.

Today in history

 * Denney, Robert E., Gregory J. W. Urwin. The Civil War years: A day-by-day chronicle of the life of a nation. Sterling, 1992. ISBN 0806985194.
 * Gutierrez, Pedro Rafael. Calendario historico: 500 anos de historia de Costa Rica. Universidad Autonoma de Centro America, 1988. ISBN 9977630526.
 * Johnson, David E. From day to day: A calendar of notable birthdays and events. Scarecrow Press, 2001. ISBN 081083944X.
 * Marsh, W. B., Bruce Carrick. 365: Your date with history. Icon, 2004. ISBN 1840466065.