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Tables of Contents for Social Studies Resources on the Internet
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgments
ix
Introduction
xi
Just the Basics
1
13
What's All the Excitement?
1
1
Accessing Information
1
2
Searching Techniques
3
5
A Happier Relationship with Your Computer
8
4
Buyer Beware!
12
2
The United States of America
14
15
General Resources
14
2
Primary Source Collections
16
1
Jamestown to the Civil War (1607-1865)
16
2
Reconstruction Through World War Two (1865-1945)
18
4
Modern America (1945-Present)
22
2
Special Topics
24
5
United States Government
24
1
Economics
25
1
Current Issues
25
1
Native Americans
26
1
African-Americans
27
1
Women
28
1
Global Studies
29
7
News Services and Current Issues
29
1
Country Reports
30
2
World History
32
1
Map Collections
33
1
Human Rights
33
1
Environmental Issues
34
1
Arts and Literature
34
2
Canada
36
3
Current Issues
36
1
History
36
2
Provinces
38
1
Latin America
39
9
General Resources
39
2
Precolonial History
41
1
The Columbian Exchange
42
1
Mexico
42
1
Central America and the Caribbean
43
2
South America
45
3
East Asia and the Pacific Islands
48
16
General Resources
48
1
China
49
6
Japan
55
3
Korea
58
1
Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands
59
5
The Indian Subcontinent
64
7
General Resources
64
1
Bangladesh
64
1
India
65
3
Myanmar (Burma)
68
1
Nepal
69
1
Pakistan
69
1
Sri Lanka
70
1
The Middle East
71
8
General Resources
71
1
Current Issues
72
1
History and Arts
72
1
Country Sites
73
4
Ethnic Nationalists
77
2
Africa
79
13
General Resources
79
4
North Africa
83
3
The Sahel (West Africa)
86
1
Central Africa
87
1
Horn of Africa
87
3
Southern Africa
90
2
The Former Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, and Central Europe
92
13
General Resources
92
2
The Balkans
94
3
North Central Europe
97
2
Baltic States
99
1
Central Asia
99
1
Russia
100
2
Slavic States
102
1
Transcaucasus
103
2
Western Europe
105
14
Resource Collections
105
1
College Courses
106
1
News Sources and Current Issues
107
1
The Age of Antiquity
108
2
Medieval Europe
110
1
Renaissance and Reformation
111
1
Enlightenment, Revolution, and Romanticism
112
1
World War I
112
1
World War II
112
1
The Holocaust
113
1
Separate Country Histories
114
5
Oceania
119
2
Current Issues and News Sources
119
1
History
119
1
Aboriginal Studies
120
1
World Religions
121
8
General Resources
121
1
Eastern Religions
122
2
Western Religions
124
5
Appendices
129
1
Appendix One: Twelve Sites to Bookmark
129
2
Appendix Two: Citations
131
2
Appendix Three: How to Find Pen Pals
133
2
Appendix Four: Sample Internet-based Lesson: Country Travel Project
135
4
Appendix Five: Advanced Research with Mailing Lists and Newsgroups
139