MR. MARTELLI'S PROJECTS

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Flex 8 - Medieval Philosophy

  • Medieval Philosophy - from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - gives the social and historical context to Medieval philosophy and covers the major thinkers of the time
  • Biography in Context - an excellent database with biographical information and links to further research on individuals
  • EBSCO - an academic database with links to scholarly journals and magazine articles

HISTORY 12

GENOCIDE STUDY

General Resources:


Databases:
  • EBSCOHost (on Van Tech Library's Digital Resources page).  
  • Global Issues in Context  ( on Van Tech Library's Digital Resources page)  This database contains substantial overviews of genocides, reference works, large numbers of newspaper and magazine articles, and personal narratives for many events.
  • History Reference Center (Vancouver Public Library)  VPL library card required.  (Other VPL databases include: Academic Search Elite, Encyclopedia Britannics Online, History eBooks, MasterFILE Premier)

Web Sites:
Reference Books in the Van Tech Library:
  • Conflicts Since World War II (REF 908.82 ENC)
  • Encyclopedia of Wars (REF 305.003 PHI)
  • The Encyclopedia of World War II (REF 940.5303  ENC)
  • History of World War II (REF 940.53 HIS)
  • Purnell's History of the 20th Century (REF 909.82 PUR)
  • War in Peace  (REF 355 WAR)

Holocaust:

Web Sites:

Print Resources in the Van Tech Library
Books on the Holocaust can be easily found through the catalogue.  Useful subject headings are:       
           
                HOLOCAUST, JEWISH  (1939-1945)
                HOLOCAUST, JEWISH  (1939-1945)--PERSONAL NARRATIVES

Post-War Genocide

Use the General Resources (above) to find extensive information on these topics.  For additional sources, see 
below:

Print Resources in the Van Tech Library
For background information post-war genocides,  do a SUBJECT search in the Van Tech Catalogue under:
                  RWANDA (will produce books on the genocide as well as titles by and about survivors)
                  CAMBODIA
           
                  YUGOSLAVIA and BOSNIA
                  SUDAN and DARFUR
                  GENOCIDE--books that discuss many post-war genocidal events
You will also obtain good results with key word searches such as:
                  CULTURAL REVOLUTION

Web Sites