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19th-century Latin America
www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/
modsbook32.html
Over 30 articles on South American history in the 19th century.
Civil War
www.factmonster.com/ce6/history/
A0812362.html
Accessible overview of the US conflict (1861-5) between the northern
states (the Union) and the southern states (Confederacy).
Britain overseas and in Ireland, 1865-1885
www.fsmitha.com/h3/h49brit.htm
Brief examination of Britain's involvement in Jamaica, Africa, Afghanistan and Ireland.
History On-Line: 19th-century resources
www.history.ac.uk/ihr/Resources/Period/
nineteenth.html
Portal site with extensive links to sites mainly concerned with European and
North American history.
Internet Modern History Sourcebook: The long 19th century: The hegemony of the West
www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook3.html
Contains collections of historical texts that aim at a more 'holistic' approach
to world history.
Russian Authoritarianism and Empire, 1855 to 1900
www.fsmitha.com/h3/h47-ru.htm
Detailed look at the Russian empire from the Crimean War to the end of the
19th century.
The Taiping Rebellion 1851-1864
www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/taiping.html
Brief account of the rebellion, plus an excerpt from the basic document of
the Taiping Kingdom, called The Land System of the Heavenly Kingdom,
published in 1853, in which the rebels outline their program for the equal
distribution of land.
Inside the United States, 1865 to 1900
www.fsmitha.com/h3/h46-am.htm
An excellent account of the post-Civil War United States, looking at reconstruction
and reform. This site also has a history of the Antebellum period and the Civil
War.
The Victorian Web
www.victorianweb.org
Definitive resource on all things Victorian with articles and the occasional
timeline on philosophy, religion, science, technology, the arts, political
and social history, gender matters and much more.
Winston S Churchill: The Battle of Omdurman, 1898
www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1898
churchill-omdurman.html
Churchill's own account of the battle that destroyed the dervishes of the Sudan.
HyperHistory Online
www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/
History_n2/a.html
Find out what was going on inside and outside Britain throughout history. A
navigable timeline shows what was happening where in the world at any given
time. Sections include 'People', 'History', 'Events' and 'Maps'.
Books
 1848: A European Revolution? by Axel Korner (Palgrave Macmillan,
2003)
Offers original research on the history of European ideas, and addresses
the contemporary debate about the relationship between history and memory.
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 The Age of Capital 1848-1875 by E J Hobsbawn (Time Warner,
1988)
A major treatment by the eminent Marxist historian of the crucial years 1848-1875 – a
penetrating analysis of the rise of capitalism throughout the world, the triumph
of a society that believed that economic growth rests on competitive private
enterprise, on success in buying everything in the cheapest market (including
labour) and selling it in the dearest.
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 The Age of Empire 1875-1914 by E J Hobsbawm (Abacus,
1994)
The finale to Hobsbawn's study of the 19th century covers the era of Western
imperialism and examines the forces that swept the world to the outbreak of
World War I and shaped modern society.
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 Barricades and Borders, Europe 1800-1914 by Robert Gildea
(Oxford University Press, 2003)
Comprehensive survey of European history, which concentrates on the twin themes
of revolution and nationalism. Incorporates the results of recent research
on population movements, social mobility, education, changing patterns of leisure,
religious practices and intellectual and artistic developments.
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 The Crimean War: The story behind the myth by Clive Ponting
(Chatto & Windus, 2004)
Explodes many of the romantic myths that grew up in the years following the
war, using the testimony of eye-witness accounts: William Russell of The
Times, the first war correspondent; Leo Tolstoy, who was caught up in
the action while visiting his brother; and the memories of a variety of serving
soldiers.
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 The Great Divergence: China, Europe and the making of the
modern world economy by Kenneth Pomeranz, (Princeton University
Press, 2002)
A critical comparison of Europe with Asia, offering a new explanation of why
the former enjoyed economic development and political dominance in the 19th
century. Also emphasises the advantages Europe gained from the exploitation
of the resources of the New World and its own coal mines.
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 Ireland: A social, cultural and literary history 1791-1891 by
James H Murphy (Four Courts Press, 2003)
An overview of the social and cultural patterns of a century that saw the shaping
of a political nation, the trauma of the famine, the restructuring of the economic
system and the emergence of a new form of land holding.
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 The Penguin History of the World by J M Roberts (Penguin,
1995)
Survey of world history with almost 100 maps and a sound account of 19th-century
events.
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 The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers: Economic change and military
conflict from 1500 to 2000 by Paul Kennedy (Fontana, 1989)
The economic and political relationship between Europe and the great empires
of the rest of the world.
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