Best of the Web: History & Social Sciences

Searchable collection of recipes from Charmaine Solomon's "Encyclopedia of Asian Food."

This website, developed by profesors at Stockton College, provides links to useful websites on the history of several Asian countries. Links are provided to information including history, politics, maps, culture and society.

This website, maintained by South/Southeast Asia Library at the University of California- Berkeley, provides links to various information resources dealing with the Southern region of Asia. There are links to online exhibits, web resources and bibliographies, archival materials and other primary resources, as well as topics in women's histry and social movements.

Site provides links to information about the history of Bangladesh, as well as interactive learning components including images and audio which provide a richer context of Bangladesh's history and culture.

Site contains links to information and photographic database dealing with the Cambodian genocide of the 1970's. Site also contained links to several subject databases regarding the subject as well.

From George Washington University's National Security Archive, a collection of documents providing a United States perspective on the events of 1989, in which the Chinese government used heavily armed military force against student demonstrators.

Techniques and recipes from "the authentic French cuisine site!".

Provides 12 topical essays, 250 images, 350 text documents, 13 songs recordings, 13 maps, a timeline, and a glossary. Searchable by keywords, topics,or type of resource.

An interactive exhibit which explores how news coverage differed in East and West Berlin.

This site contains an introduction to ancient Greek history, culture, politics, art, and warfare. There is a detailed timeline covering 1400 B.C. to 337 B.C.

This site, created by Hong University Library, represents an extensive digital collection of primary source documents covering various topics of Hong Kong history including politics, health, its relationship with the West, as well as a database of newspaper clippings.

Links to external web resources provided by the Library of Congress

Lidia Bastianich's website contains recipes from her two cookbooks, information about her PBS companion show, a newsletter, and food gift ideas.

"Sushi Links offers the best sushi resources on the web, as well as information on the history of sushi, pointers on sushi etiquette, and answers to frequently asked questions concerning sushi. You'll also find links to websites that offer a wide assortment of sushi recipes."

This page provides links to information, oral histories, sound files, photographs, and exhibits related to the US involvment in Korea during the early 1950's. This site is provided and maintained by the Harry Truman Presidential Library and Museum

Dedicated to the history of the culinary arts and highlighting the regional foods of Mexico and the American Southwest.

This website, maintained by the Library of Congress, contains information about the geography, society, economy, politics and history of the country. Additionally, there are links to a bibliography and other resources such as crime, government, religion, culture, and industry as well

Provides general information on the history of the country of Pakistan. The page is provided by the Pakistani Embassy.

History encyclopedia ncludes narrative, illustrations, primary sources. Part of the Spartacus Educational website.

Website providing information and links about the history of Taiwan, as well as links to information about recent events(organizad chronologically).

Website that provides information and virtual tours of several palaces locate in Thailand.

Page provides links to information on Tibetan history, culture, social heirarchies and systems. The page also provides information on oral histories of Tibetans. The Center for Research on Tibet is part of the anthropology department at Case Western Reserve University

Provides biographical information, FAQs, quotes, information about the English Civil Wars, and links to other resources. The site is jointly maintained by the Cromwell Association and by the Cromwell Museum, Huntingdon.

Contains "more than 25,000 directory listings of history related venues, organisations and experts in the UK. Browse through news, features, competitions and a searchable Timeline of British history from 10,000 BC to the present day."

Official site provides a detailed history of the principal seat of the British monarchy in London, England.

"VRW is dedicated to the scholarly study of nineteenth-century Britain, and toaiding researchers, teachers, and students in their investigations of any and all aspects of this fascinating period. VRW is intended to supply a handy set of tips and links to help Victorianists find the practical information they need, whether it's an archive catalogue, a bibliography, a listserv address, a sample syllabus, a place to stay in London, or a journal's submission guidelines."

Survey of signs from 14th Street to 42nd Street with an emphasis on vintage signs. Documentation is supplied wherever available.

Full digital image of original documents and commentary on the treaty between the Sioux and the U.S. government.

"The leader in gay news and information, 365Gay.com has news bureaus throughout the United States and Canada, and in London and Sydney, Australia."

The Law Library Resource Xchange offers a wide range of resources related to the September 11, 2001 terrotist attack.

U.S. Congressional documents and debates from 1774 to 1875.

"Focusing on the experiencess of Japanese Americans who were placed in detention camps during World War II, this online exhibit is a case study in decision making and citizen action under the U. S. Constitution. Experience the story through interactive galleries that combine images, music, text and first-person accounts in the Story Experience, and then share your own memories and responses in Reflections. Search more than 800 artifacts from the Smithsonian Collection in Collection Search, and find related activities, links, bibliography and more in Resources."

Digitized images from the collections of the Minneapolis Public Library and University of Minnesota Library.

Able Magazine is the United Kingdom's most popular disability magazine.

Home page designed to explain psychotherapy in clear and accesible language.

Online World Atlas includes maps and geographical information for the following: Alphabetical Listing of Countries and Continents Blank Outline Maps of Each Country Countries Listed by Continent & Region U.S. States and Territories Cities of the World Oceans Territories and Dependencies - The CIA World Factbook."

This portal includes links to: digital publications, cultural & social anthropology, physical & biological anthropology, archaeology, Kennewick Man resources, as well as a listing of anthropology organizations.

An "alliance of leading, scientifically oriented, doctoral and internship training programs in clinical and health psychology in the United States and Canada. Academy membership is open to doctoral and internship programs with strong commitments to, and established records of, successful clinical science training."

A fee-based subscriber service that provides high-interest, low-reading level digital text in html for people with a documented disability that prevents reading standard print.

"Accuracy In Media is a non-profit, grassroots citizens watchdog of the news media that critiques botched and bungled news stories and sets the record straight on important issues that have received slanted coverage." -From the website.

Information about the ACT

Transcripts of interviews with surviving members of the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power, New York.

A resource devoted to women in computer science, from Carnegie Mellon. Includes sectionsnational organizations, a list of fellowships, and a directory of junior links.

Website of a disability rights organization which advocates community-based alternatives to nursing home care for the elderly and people with disabilities.

Addiction Search is a searchable directory of links relating to substance abuse.

Advocate Web is a non-profit organization providing support to people who have suffered sexual exploitation, harassment, or abuse by a helping professional or someone in a position of authority.

Extensive links about Afghanisan, the United States, and their relations.