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Order of Contents
Ancient World
Bible Times & Lands
Late Antiquity (Early Church)
Middle Ages
Renaissance
Early Modern Era (Post-Reformation)
Modern Era
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On Studying Daily Life in History & Social History
Daily Life
Books
2000’s
ed. Stearns, Peter – A Day in the Life: Studying Daily Life through History (Greenwood Press, 2006) 230 pp. ToC
eds. Mehl, Matthias & Tamlin Conner – Handbook of Research Methods for Studying Daily Life (Guilford Press, 2012) 700 pp. ToC
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Social & Economic History
Books
1900’s
ed. Lingelbach, William E. – Approaches to American Social History (D. Appleton-Century Co., 1937) 105 pp. ToC
Stinchcombe, Arthur – Theoretical Methods in Social History (Academic Press, 1978) 140 pp.
Sauvain, Philip – Skills for British Economic & Social History (Thornes, 1988) 140 pp. ToC
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2000’s
MacRaild & Taylor – Social Theory & Social History (Palgrave) 205 pp. ToC
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Through the Whole of History
Order of
Friendly
Lesson Plans
Book
Social History
Textbook
Encyclopedia
Anthologies
Regional
Special Topics
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Friendly
1900’s
Watson & Carruthers – How People Lived (Oxford Univ. Press, 1952) 170 pp. ToC
Ventura, Piero – History of Everyday Life (Kingfisher Books, 1987) 160 pp. ToC
Reader’s Digest – Reader’s Digest Everyday Life through the Ages: How Ordinary People Lived–from the Stone Age to the Twentieth Century ed. Michael W. Davison (London: Reader’s Digest Association, 1992) 380 pp. ToC
Millard, Anne – How People Lived [up to the Renaissance] (Dorling Kindersley, 1993) 60 pp. ToC
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2000’s
Pipe, Jim – How People Lived: Snapshots of Life from Prehistory to the Present (DK, 2011) 80 pp. ToC
Then & Now: a World History of How People Lived from Ancient Times to the Present (Parragon, 2013) 250 pp. ToC
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Lesson Plans
2000’s
Lesson Plans for Daily Life through History: 50 History DBQs [Document-Based Questions] (Greenwood, 2005) 110 pp. ToC
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Book
2000’s
Jenner, Greg – A Million Years in a Day: a Curious History of Everyday Life from the Stone Age to the Phone Age (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2015) 354 pp.
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Social History
Golden, Richard – Social History of Western Civilization, vol. 1 (to 1500), 2 (After 1500) 3rd ed. (St. Martin’s Press, 1996) 340 pp. ToC 1, 2
Golden, Richard & Thomas Kuehn – Western Societies: Primary Sources in Social History, vol. 1 (to 1600), 2 (St. Martin’s Press, 1993) 340 pp. ToC 1, 2
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Textbook
2000’s
Coatsworth, Cole, Hanagan, Perdue, Tilly & Tilly – Global Connections: Politics, Exchange & Social Life in World History, vol. 1 (to 1500), 2 (1500+) (Cambridge Univ. Press, 2015) 550 pp. ToC 1, 2
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Encyclopedia
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Daily Life: a Tour through History from Ancient Times to the Present, vol. 1 (Antiquity), 2 (Medieval), 3 (1400’s-1500’s), 4 (1600’s-1700’s), 5 (1800’s), 6 (Modern) (Greenwood Press, 2004) ToC 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
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Primary Source Anthologies
1900’s
eds. Chodorow & Stearns – The Other Side of Western Civilization: Readings in Everyday Life, vol. 1 (Antiquity to Reformation), 2 (15th Century to Present) (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1973) ToC 1, 2
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2000’s
ed. Morris, Lawrence – Daily Life Through World History in Primary Documents, vol. 1 (Antiquity), 2 (Middle Ages & Renaissance), 3 (Modern World) (Bloomsbury Academic, 2009) ToC 1, 2, 3 Blurb
ed. Ciment, James – How they Lived: an Annotated Tour of Daily Life through History in Primary Sources, vol. 1 (Ancient & Medieval), 2 (1500-Present) (Greenwood, 2015) ToC 1, 2 Blurb
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History of Private Life
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Europe
Economics
Hohenberg, Paul – A Primer on the Economic History of Europe (Random House, 1968) 250 pp. ToC
Knight, Barnes & Flugel – Economic History of Europe (Houghton Mifflin Co., 1928) 830 pp. ToC
Heaton, Herbert – Economic History of Europe rev. ed. (Harper & Brothers, 1948) 800 pp. ToC
Clough & Cole – Economic History of Europe [from Medieval to 1952] 3rd ed. (Heath & Co., 1952) 960 pp. ToC
ed. Di Vittorio, Antonio – An Economic History of Europe: from Expansion to Development (Routledge, 2006) 380 pp. ToC
Nussbaum, Frederick – A History of the Economic Institutions of Modern Europe (Crofts, 1935) 475 pp. ToC
Parker, William – Europe, America & the Wider World: Essays on the Economic History of Western Capitalism [c. 1550-1970], vol. 1 (Europe & World Economy), 2 (America & Wider World) (Cambrdige Univ. Press, 1991) ToC 1, 2
The Fontana Economic History of Europe, vol. 1 (Middle Ages), 2 (16th-17th Centuries), 3 (Industrial Revolution), 4, pt. 1, 2 (Emergence of Industrial Societies), 5, pt. 1, 2 (Twentieth Century), 6 (Contemporary Economies) (Harvester Press, 1976) ToC 1, 2, 3, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 6
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Britain
Social History
Books
Guest, George – A Social History of England (Bell & Sons, 1921) 235 pp. ToC
Bradshaw, Frederick – A Social History of England (London: Clive, 1931) 415 pp. ToC
Cowie, Leonard – English Social History to 1603 in The New Outlook History, bk. 1 (Hamilton, 1961) 185 pp. ToC
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Dictionary
Cowie, L.W. – A Dictionary of Brittish Social History (London: Bell, 1973) 325 pp. no ToC
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Social & Economic
Bibliography
eds. Chaloner & Richardson – British Economic & Social History: a Bibliographic Guide [Medieval to 1900’s] 3rd ed. (Manchester Univ. Press, 1983) 220 pp. ToC
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Law
Harding, Alan – A Social History of English Law (Penguin, 1966) 505 pp. ToC
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Villages
Harris, Mary – Life in an Old English Town: a History of Coventry from the Earliest Times (London: Sonnenschein, 1898) 435 pp. ToC
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India
Iyengar, Masti V. – Popular Culture in Karnataka (Bangalore Press, 1937) 155 pp. ToC
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China
Marriage
eds. Watson & Ebrey – Marriage & Inequality in Chinese Society (Univ. of California Press, 1991)
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Special Topics
Jews
Engelman, Uriah – The Rise of the Jew in the Western World: a Social & Economic History of the Jewish People of Europe (Behrman’s Jewish Book House, 1944) 250 pp. ToC
Baron, Salo – A Social & Religious History of the Jews, vol. 1 (OT & NT), 2 (to 500), 3 (500-1200, Heirs of Rome, Persia), 4 (500-1200, Meeting of East & West), 5 (500-1200, Religious Controls, Dissensions), 6 (500-1200, Laws, Homilies, Bible), 7 (500-1200, Hebrew Language & Letters), 8 (500-1200, Philosophy & Science), 9 (1200-1650, under Church & Empire), 10 (1200-1650, Empire’s Periphery), 11 (1200-1650, Citizen or Alien Conjurer), 12 (1200-1650, Economic Catalyst), 13 (1200-1650, Inquisition, Renaissance, Reformation), 14 (1200-1650, Catholic Restoration, Wars of Religion), 15, 16, 17 (1200-1650, Byzantines, Mamelukes, Maghribians), 18 2nd ed. (Columbia Univ. Press, 1958/1960/1967) Index to vols. 1-8
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Christians
ed. Barraclough, Geoffrey – The Christian World: a Social & Cultural History (Abrams, 1981) 325 pp. ToC
Spickard, Paul & Kevin Cragg – God’s Peoples: a Social History of Christians (Baker, 1994) 485 pp. ToC
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Children
Stearns, Peter – Childhood in World History in Themes in World History (Routledge)
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Food
Books
Tannahill, Reay – Food in History (Stein & Day, 1973) 440 pp. ToC
Pilcher, Jeffrey – Food in World History in Themes in World History (Routledge, 2006) 135 pp.
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Soldiers
Book
Warner, Philip – The Soldier: his Daily Life through the Ages (Arthur Barker Limited, 1975) 165 pp. ToC
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Prostitution
Bullough, Vern & Bonnie – Prostitution: an Illustrated Social History (NY: Crown Publishers, 1978) 345 pp. ToC
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Education
Beck, Robert H. – A Social History of Education (Prentice-Hall, 1965) 150 pp. ToC
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Art
Hauser, Arnold – The Social History of Art, vol. 1 (to 1600’s), 2 (1600’s ff.) (Knopf, 1951) ToC 1, 2
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Sports
McComb, David – Sports in World History in Themes in World History (Routledge)
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Hair & Headwear
‘The History of Head Coverings’ (RBO)
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Alcohol
Hames, Gina – Alcohol in World History in Themes in World History (Routledge)
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Medicine & Disease
Cartwright, Frederick – A Social History of Medicine (Longman, 1977) 220 pp. ToC
Watts, Sheldon – Disease & Medicine in World History in Themes in World History (Routledge)
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Engineering
Armytage, W.H.G. – A Social History of Engineering (MIT Press, 1961) 410 pp. ToC
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Lighting
O’Dea, William T. – The Social History of Lighting (Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1958) 300 pp. ToC
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Migration
Manning, Patrick – Migration in World History in Themes in World History (Routledge)
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War
Neiberg, Michael – Warfare in World History in Themes in World History (Routledge)
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Ancient World
Everyday Life in the Ancient World
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Bible Times & Lands
Everyday Life in Bible Times & Lands
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Late Antiquity
Everyday Life in the Early Church & Late Antiquity
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Middle Ages
Everyday Life in the Middle Ages
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Renaissance
Everyday Life in the Renaissance
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Early Modern Era
Everyday Life in the Early Modern Era (Post-Reformation)
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Modern Era
Everyday Life in the Modern Era
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