GEOGRAPHY & MAPS:
Outline Maps - http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps
Historical by Region - http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/histus.html
Perry Castaneda Library at the University of Texas, one of the finest collections of maps on the internet - global and historical.
National Geographic - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/maps
A variety of "spatial" services. Click onto "Printer Friendly maps" for most of your map needs.
Library of Congress - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html
Maps dating from 1500-2002. Subjects include: cities and towns, conservation and environment, discovery and exploration, cultural landscapes, military battles and campaigns, and transportation and communication.
COUNTRY PROFILES:
Country Reports - http://www.countryreports.org
Country information including government, economy, geography, flag, defense, people, history, and maps.
CIA World Fact Book - http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbaook/indix.html
Geography World - http://members.aol.com/bowermanb/101.html
Entertaining site - geography games, space, water, and earth, as well as teacher notes.
Geography Resources - http://www.uwsp.edu/internet/geo_geol_resources.html
Geography and geology information.
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES & SYSTEMS:
The WWW Virtual Library for International Affairs Resources - http://www.etown.edu/vl
International resources matrix that includes maps, media sources, organizations, regions and countries, cross-cultural issues, and topics including peace and conflict, language, relitions, health, and study abroad.
Globalization Studies - http://www.globalization101.org
This site is perhaps the best site in trying to understand globalization and all of its issues.
Center for Strategic and International Studies - http://www.csis.org
A think tank researching positions for the US government; issues, topics, areas, new publications.
The World Wide Web Vitual Library to African Studies - http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/africa/cuvl
This site is invaluable for all studies on Africa: resources by regions and states, topics, organizations, bibliographies, research centers, electronic journals and media.
AFRICAN WOMEN STUDIES:
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/women.html
Stanford's site is quite comprehensive dealing with persons and topics with women south of the Sahara.
THE UNITED NATIONS:
Home Page of the United Nations Organization - http://www.un.org
Security Council Information - http://www.in.org/Overview/organs/sc.html
United Nations On the Internet - http://www.undcp.org/odccp/unlinks.html
This page contains information links to some United Nationals and other related international organizations, arranged in alphaetical order.
Rulers of the World - http://rulers.org
New and historical rulers by name and age under any state.
Asian Studies - http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-AsianStudies.html
This site keeps links to leading information facilities in the field of Asian studies.
Geography, international issues and history - http://library.tamu.edu/govdocs/workshop
Treaties for conflict, trade, environment, etc. Helpful for geography constitution assignments.
Latin American Network Information Center -http://www.lanic.utexas.edu
This site out of the University of Texas is a major source for all Latin issues.
Foreign Policy Association - http://www.fpa.org
Magazine in housed in the library.
PEACE & CONFLICT:
War List from the Center for Systemic Peace - http://members.aol.com/CSPmgm/warlist.htm
Brief description of global conflicts.
Wars and Armed Conflicts Since 1945 - http://www.ppu.org.uk/war/index.html
The PPU Organization (Peace Pledge Union) provides information about armed conflicts and its effects.
INCORE Country Guides: Conflict Data Service - http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/cds/countries/index.html
Current list of links to information about countries and regions of the world which are at war, have the threat of war, or have the need of peacekeeping forces.
Country/Conflict Section from The Children and Armed Conflict Unit - http://www.esses.ac.uk/armedcon/world/default.htm
Has up-to-date information on aremed conflicts around the world and their impact on children.
Ongoing Wars: Children as Casualities, etc. - http://desip.igc.org/index.html
The Demographic, environmental and Security Issues Project catalogs and reviews current wars, conflicts, military occupations and oppression of minority groups by force.
Contemporary Conflicts in Africa - http://www.synapse.net/~acdi20
Provides links to information about the many wars and conflicts in Africa.
Human Rights Watch World Report - http://www.hrw.org/wr2k1
Reports regarding human rights are available on many of the countries of the world.
One World - http://www.oneworld.org
Information about how CARE implements relief and development efforts around the world.
WORLD HISTORY:
Internet Ancient History Sourcebook - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook.html
First of four general chronological histories from Professor halsall out of Fordham University.
Internet Medieval History Sourcebook - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook.html
From the end of classical history and Rome to the beginning of new states and exploration in the 1400's; laws, saints, regions, social codes.
Internet Modern History Sourcebook - http://wwwlfordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook.html
This work takes the student through history from reformation to revolution to world wars to cold war to decolonization to postmodern and pop culture.
Global History Sourcebook - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/global/globalsbook.html
This specifically examines the cross-cultural exchanges throughout history-trade, war, religion, migration.
Internet African History Sourcebook - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/africa/africasbook.html
East Asian History Sourcebook - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/eastasia/eastasiasbook.html
Indian History Sourcebook - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/india/indiasbook.html
Islamic History Sourcebook - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/islam/islamsbook.html
Jewish History Sourcebook - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/jewish/jewishsbook.html
Women's History Sourcebook - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/women/womensbook.html
Great women, oppression of, studctures of lives, and agency of women (social forces) makes this an evolutionary, inclusive study in women's historiography.
History of Science Sourcebook - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/science/sciencesbook.html
this is mostly a synthesis of all science, math, theoretical discovery, industrial development pulled from the 4 chronological works.
People with a History Sourcebook - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/pwh
An online guide to gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans history.
AMERICAN HISTORY:
Antebellum Americ Eighteeth Century Studies - http://eserver.org/18th
This collection archives works of the eighteenth century from the perspectives of literary and cultural studies.
American Memory at the Library of Congress -http://memory.loc.gov
Collections include many text documents, photographs, and images.
The Making of America - http://moa.umdl.umich.edu
This is a digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction.
From Revolution to Reconstruction - http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/D
Online texts in American History, with links to many primary sources.
Historic Documents from the United States - http://kuhttp.cc.ukans.edu/carrie/docs/amdocs_index.html
This is perhaps the most inclusive -1500's to contemporary; presidential speeches, diplomatic documents, etc.
Historical Documents of Great Britain - http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/eurodocs/uk.html
Collection of primary source historical documents from the British Isles, from the earliest times through the present.
African American Struggle for Freedom and Human Rights - http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/texts.html
Documents the individual and collective story of the African American struggle for freedom and human rights in the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries.
The American South - http://docsouth.unc.edu
This database presents primary source materials documenting the cultural history of the American South from the viewpoint of Southerners.
Library of Southern Literature: Beginnings to 1920 - http://docsout.unc.edu/southlit/texts.html
Full-text of literature from the American South.
U.S. Civil War Center - http://www.cwc.lsu.edu/cwc/civlink.htm
A clearinghouse of web pages related to the U.S. Civil War (1861-1865).
Post-Bellum America: The National Archives - http://www.archives.gov/index.html
A digital collection of documents and images related to the U.S. government. Primary source documents.
America Through the Decades - http://dewey.chs.chico.k12.ca.us/decsg.html
Contains topical and chronological links.
U.S GOVERNMENT:
Politics, Elections and Political Parties - http://dewey.chs.chico.k12.ca.us/ss17.html
Links to political parties, elections, election campaigns, candidates, political cartoons and related issues.
Social-Statistical Data - http://dewey.chs.chico.k12.ca.us/ss17.html
Statistical information relating to people, issues, and concerns of the American people.
PHILOSOPHY & RELIGIONS:
Philosophy Pages - http://www.philosophypages.com
A concise site including dictionary, philosophers, study guide, a discussion on logic and a collection of annotated links.
Philosophy-Bjorn's Guide - http://www.knuten.liu.se/~bjoch509
Most comprehensive archive; alphabetized journals, university departments, section devoted to individual philosophers.
Philosophy Resources on the Internet - http://www.epistemelinks.com
Thousands of links to philosopher resources, topics, images, print and media.
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy - http://www.utm.edu/research/iep
A database on philosophy information and definition.
Exploring Plato's Dialogue - http://plato.evansville.edu
Life, works, discussions, links, and bibliographies of Plato.